ad hoc committee
collocation in Englishmeaningsofad,ad hocandcommittee
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ad
noun[C]
uk/æd/us/æd/
informal for ...
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ad-hoc
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌæd ˈhɒk/us/ˌæd ˈhɑːk/
made or happening only for a particular purpose or need, not planned before ...
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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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The adhoccommitteethat investigated the defeat came up with no fewer than 28 reasons, from the banal to the incisive.
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Furthermore, when each issue is considered by a different adhoccommittee, decisions tend to be inconsistent from case to case.
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As a basis for these discussions, an adhoccommitteeproduced a report on the economy of hospital care (57).
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Therefore, we created dummy variables that distinguish the consequences of being a leader in a standing committee from being a leader in an adhoccommittee.
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The adhoccommitteeis to make recommendations about not only regulations, directives, and so on, but treaties.
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The terms of reference of the adhoccommitteehave not yet been decided.
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Discussions are under way at the conference on disarmament about the possible establishment of an adhoccommitteeon a nuclear test ban.
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We feel that a non-statutory adhoccommitteeis not enough.
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It is not essential that the adhoccommitteeshould do so, but it is not unreasonable that it should do so either.
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The adhoccommitteeagreed the complete texts of the convention and the explanatory report.
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Section 7 refers to an adhoccommitteeon institutional affairs.
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We chaired the adhoccommitteeresponsible for negotiations in 1986, when considerable progress was made on the difficult subject of verification.
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Some respondents supported the proposal that the adhoccommitteeapproach should be retained if it works well.
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The adhoccommitteetook evidence from the board.
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Would such a review be the responsibility of the interim advisory committee or of a separate, adhoccommittee?
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This is the story of the adhoccommitteeand its recommendations.
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The board can also decide whether it is a standing or an adhoccommittee.
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The adhoccommitteewill be meeting early next month.
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I refer particularly to the adhoccommitteeof 21 on the timing of the implementation of these regulations.
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