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A committee made up of a number of parliamentary or legislative members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: committee, commission
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
特選委員會 /特选委员会
— committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
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Chinese Mandarin:
專責委員會 /专责委员会
— committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
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German:
Sonderausschuss
— committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
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Malay:
jawatankuasa pilihan
— committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
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Tamil:
பொறுக்குக் குழு
(poṟukkuk kuḻu)
— committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
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Vietnamese:
ủy ban chọn lọc
— committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
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Vietnamese:
ủy ban đặc tuyển
— committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
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Welsh:
pwyllgor dethol
— committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee