as in panel
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party
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Recent Examples of committee
The Department of Health and Human Services announced five more committee members on Monday, ahead of this week’s meeting.
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Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
If the committee continues to wind back vaccine recommendations, adolescents and teens could also be affected by vaccination decisions made on behalf of much younger people, Walter Orenstein, who formerly ran the United States Immunization Program, told me.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The committee's credibility has been challenged after Kennedy removed all 17 of its original members and replaced them with appointees, some of whom have publicly expressed skepticism about vaccine safety.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Censuring Omar would have stripped her of all committee assignments, removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce, and the Committee on the Budget.
—Tierra Cunningham, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
If the committee continues to wind back vaccine recommendations, adolescents and teens could also be affected by vaccination decisions made on behalf of much younger people, Walter Orenstein, who formerly ran the United States Immunization Program, told me.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The committee's credibility has been challenged after Kennedy removed all 17 of its original members and replaced them with appointees, some of whom have publicly expressed skepticism about vaccine safety.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Censuring Omar would have stripped her of all committee assignments, removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce, and the Committee on the Budget.
—Tierra Cunningham, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for committee
Noun
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Five of the committee’s 12 members were added to the panel last week, making Thursday’s meeting their first.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Just days before the meeting, HHS announced five additions to the panel, including people who have publicly spoken out against COVID-19 vaccines.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some brokers are facilitating this fraud by signing people up for coverage without their knowledge—and collecting a commission for their effort.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then Martinez, famously one of the commission’s most pugnacious members, decided to share a response.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Luna's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets was established in February 2025 and is a separate House Oversight subcommittee from the one that last held a hearing on UFOs in November.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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That same subcommittee will also commission a different $250,000 study on the economic impacts of the pollution for South County residents within the next year, Aguirre said.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committee. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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