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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
steering committee
noun
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▪ A steering committee of students, artists, curatorial staff and lecturers was set up.
▪ A systemwide school-to-career steering committee reflects the power structure in Boston.
▪ Finally, a steering committee was formed late last year and, within two months, the organizational meeting was held.
▪ So far the steering committee comprises representatives from its lead bank, Barclays, and four big lenders.
▪ Some might decide to elect a special institutions representative, a steering committee, and a hospitality committee.
▪ The Club is run by a steering committee elected from the membership.
▪ Together, these industries formed a large and active steering committee.
WordNet
steering committee

n. a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body

Usage examples of "steering committee".

Some of them are sure to go to people who are on the Steering Committee, people who think I'm dead.

The steering committee met often, with only the furthest-away members telecommuting.

We pool them, and as the other cases are signed up and the lawyers come on board, I'll go to the trial judge and ask him to appoint a Plaintiffs' Steering Committee.

That was a decision of the steering committee, and it's been given urgent priority.

In addition, in association with Henry Chance, a steering committee would be formed by these same syndicates, which would oversee both establishments.

One of these far-reaching changes, George, was the decision to form an inter-ministerial Steering Committee.