Phrase guide

select committee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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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noun

Meaning 2

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.

  • 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
  • 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
  • German: Sonderausschuss — committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
  • Malay: jawatankuasa pilihan — committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
  • Tamil: பொறுக்குக் குழு (poṟukkuk kuḻu) — committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
  • Vietnamese: ủy ban chọn lọc — committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
  • Vietnamese: ủy ban đặc tuyển — committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee
  • Welsh: pwyllgor dethol — committee appointed to deal with matters beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee