steering committee

noun

1. a committee, especially of a deliberative or legislative body, charged with preparing the agenda of a session.

steering committee

noun

1. a committee set up to prepare and arrange topics to be discussed, the order of business, etc, for a legislative assembly or other body

Word History and Origins

Origin of steering committee¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

A lawsuit claims that an ethnic studies steering committee created by a Santa Ana school board met in secret and served as an incubator for antisemitic coursework.

From Los Angeles Times

“Is this consolidated singular steering committee going to be able to move much faster or more efficiently than the existing system?”

From Los Angeles Times

Like the tech giants Google and Meta, the company is joining the steering committee for the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, or C2PA, an effort to develop credentials for digital content.

From New York Times

Today, the group’s national steering committee claims more than 200 autonomous chapters, most of them in the United States.

From New York Times

Dr. Ip received compensation as a steering committee member for Milestone Pharmaceuticals, the maker of etripamil and sponsor of the trial.

From Science Daily

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