legislative committee

collocation in English

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legislative
adjective
uk
/ˈledʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/us
/ˈledʒ.ə.slə.t̬ɪv/
relating to laws or the making ...
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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 oflegislativeandcommitteefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Legislativecommitteethat inspects bills for legal problems.
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This is sufficient, without subjecting a witness to an unlimited power of alegislativecommitteeor a single branch of a legislative body.
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There could be alegislativecommitteeto do that.
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Of course, as he knows, there will have been an estimate which will have been put before thelegislativecommittee.
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A speciallegislativecommitteewas formed to investigative the contract.
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Concurrently, a joint statelegislativecommitteeconducted an independent investigation and held public hearings.
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His clients were typically corporate interests, and he appeared on their behalf in court as well as inlegislativecommitteehearings.
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The proposal was rejected by the appropriatelegislativecommittee.
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He was a member of thelegislativecommittee.
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Created regularlegislativecommitteedays to streamline committee operations during legislative interim periods.
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In 1967 alegislativecommitteeinvestigated allegations of cruel, inhuman, and barbarous treatment.
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He was appointed to thelegislativecommitteeon education and culture in 1986.
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He was forced to repay $1,736 to the state and was censured by alegislativecommitteein lieu of impeachment.
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During this period, there were concerns about ethics of the courts which brought about alegislativecommitteeinvestigation.
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It held thatlegislativecommitteecan not compel a subpoenaed witness to give up the membership lists of his organization.
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Drummond was the final witness and speaker before thelegislativecommitteethat dealt with the bill and was pleased when this legislation was finally enacted.
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Triche headed an eight-memberlegislativecommitteeto supervise the schools based on the new measures.
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