local committee

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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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 oflocalandcommitteefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each had its peculiarity reflecting the enthusiasms of thelocalcommittee.
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The study was approved by thelocalcommitteeon human experimental research.
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Laver et al. argued thatlocalcommitteechairs served as important political prizes for council members.
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Then there is an assessment and an award by thelocalcommitteeof the amount that should be contributed.
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Too often the management presents the unions with afait accompli, whether atlocalcommitteelevel, or at the top.
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Thelocalcommitteehave got power to send them to any local practitioner and to pay for it.
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The only redress she has is to apply to thelocalcommittee.
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Yes, he did bring it before thelocalcommittee.
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In the ordinary course this man should have brought his case before thelocalcommittee, but did he do so?
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Similarly, thelocalcommitteewill go into the various complaints which may be made for or against any particular person who is billeted.
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They answered that the court would be thelocalcommittee.
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When there has been onelocalcommitteefor the county set up, they can either divide the county into districts or sub-committees.
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Alocalcommitteeof manufacturers has been formed to draft the requisite memorandum and articles, and to obtain the support of the industry.
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The dependants' allowance is quite a different thing from the pensions which will be decided by thislocalcommittee.
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I do not think that the county committee would have any information by which to check the action of thelocalcommittee.
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You cannot have an appeal from an old age pensions committee to anotherlocalcommitteeformed very much on the same lines.
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Whether thelocalcommitteewill have cognisance of all cases which are being dealt with in the locality?
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It seems to me that the central committee will, to a large extent, depend upon the judgment and report of thelocalcommittee.
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Furthermore, this central committee would not be a committee of superior status to thelocalcommittee.
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