departmental committee

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meaningsofdepartmentalandcommittee

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departmental
adjective
uk
/ˌdiː.pɑːtˈmen.təl/us
/ˌdiː.pɑːrtˈmen.t̬əl/
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 ofdepartmentalandcommitteefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I assume that this is why he set up adepartmentalcommitteeto examine the provincial wholesale markets.
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I have knowndepartmentalcommitteereports take very much longer to translate themselves into legislation.
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In 1947, adepartmentalcommitteeexamined the whole matter and, as a result, equipment was substantially increased.
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We ask again that this may be very carefully gone into, not by adepartmentalcommittee, but by a committee of inquiry.
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I propose to appoint adepartmentalcommitteefor this purpose.
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I was adepartmentalcommitteeworker, a local shop steward.
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I do not think adepartmentalcommitteeis necessary.
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We have an opportunity to implement some of the recommendations of thedepartmentalcommitteeon the adoption of children.
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That motion was principally responsible for discussions which led to the establishment at that time of the jointdepartmentalcommittee.
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It is the source of information for a wide range of appointments, including major regional anddepartmentalcommitteeappointments.
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The fundamental point is that that report, whenever it was published, will be brought to the attention of thedepartmentalcommittee.
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Will he say what he means by adepartmentalcommittee?
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Improvement was refused by the localdepartmentalcommitteein 1954, and refused again by the sectional council in 1955.
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It has been considered by the localdepartmentalcommitteeon numerous occasions, but nothing has been done.
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