investigating committee

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investigate
verb[I or T]
uk
/ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/us
/ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪt/
to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover ...
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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 ofinvestigateandcommitteefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Clause 17 requires the disciplinary committee to determine on any case referred to it by theinvestigatingcommittee.
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However, subsection (3) makes provision for the osteopath to appear before theinvestigatingcommitteeto state his case before an order is made.
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Noinvestigatingcommitteecan act sufficiently quickly to deal with the majority of horticultural products.
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I can foresee circumstances where theinvestigatingcommitteelooks at a case and there is a tie.
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It is not necessary to have a statutory code for the functioning of theinvestigatingcommittee.
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The quorum for theinvestigatingcommitteeis three; that for the disciplinary committee is five.
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The register would be reviewed from time to time, and aninvestigatingcommitteewould come into being to deal with complaints.
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These, naturally, were the sort of things which anyinvestigatingcommitteeshould ascertain.
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He is on the point of access to theinvestigatingcommittee.
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They are theinvestigatingcommitteeand the body charged with the duty of administering the schemes.
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Their effect would be to add to the circumstances in which theinvestigatingcommitteeand the discipline and appeals committee can exercise their powers.
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That brings me to the question of the balance on the committees, especially theinvestigatingcommittee, and the use of the chairman's casting vote.
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In my profession the complaint is investigated by aninvestigatingcommitteein the profession which, if necessary, will forward it to a disciplinary committee.
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The only thing you have is aninvestigatingcommittee; and, when you come to prices, it lures the consumer into a labyrinth of inquiries.
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They provide for such matters as the quorums which theinvestigatingcommitteeand the disciplinary committee require for their meetings.
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Why cannot that matter go to theinvestigatingcommitteefor their final decision?
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I should like to hear a little more about thisinvestigatingcommittee.
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Let someinvestigatingcommitteework out on that basis what terms should be offered to make voluntary longterm recruitment really attractive.
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Allegations would initially be considered by theinvestigatingcommittee.
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