parliamentary committee
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparliamentaryandcommittee
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parliamentary
adjective
uk/ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/us/ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
of or relating to ...
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committee
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/kəˈmɪt.i/us/kəˈmɪt̬.i/
a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information ...
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(Definition ofparliamentaryandcommitteefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofparliamentary committee
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Aparliamentarycommitteehad never before produced an interim report.
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A subsequentparliamentarycommitteeanalyzed the future needs of health and social care, along with the financial resources available (12).
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Eaves (1957, chapter 7) discusses aparliamentarycommitteeestablished to provide regular oversight of administrative regulations adopted pursuant to delegated authorities.
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It is easy for aparliamentarycommitteeto recommend equal access to palliative care.
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Eachparliamentarycommitteeshould have adequate equipment and funds for secretarial support and study relating to its responsibilities.
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Since in 1916 insurance for work-related accidents was viewed as a major political issue, theparliamentarycommitteethat was to deal with it included many top political leaders.
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The large majority voting in favour in the competentparliamentarycommitteeconfirms the measure's apparent soundness.
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We shall be called on tomorrow to vote by choosing between this motion and the motion tabled by aparliamentarycommittee.
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I will of course keep theparliamentarycommitteeconcerned informed.
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Those new proposals were never referred to the relevantparliamentarycommitteefor its consideration.
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Not even the competentparliamentarycommitteewas duly informed.
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In addition, the representatives of the national committee and of theparliamentarycommitteewere excluded, and no discussion was allowed on frequencies.
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The suggestion was that theparliamentarycommitteeshould oversee the relationship between central and local government.
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As has been agreed on all sides, what anyparliamentarycommitteelooks at depends upon its terms of reference.
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I still think that we shall perhaps need aparliamentarycommitteeof some sort just to act as a supervisory body.
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We hope shortly to make an announcement of the date when the jointparliamentarycommitteewill be set up.
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That is an area in which theparliamentarycommitteeis particularly interested.
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My final specific comment relates to the appointment of theparliamentarycommittee.
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There is a ready-made subject for thatparliamentarycommitteeto scrutinise.
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The commission should thereafter have a continuing role to oversee the future of metropolitan government, possibly overseen in turn by aparliamentarycommittee.
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