Commission
Of administrative unit. May also be referred to as committee.
A special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle.
This concept's ID is @1~44704
Great Britain
- conservancy
A commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river.
- select committee
A parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose.
Also contains
- board
A committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members".
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A commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United...
- committee member
A member of a committee.
- vestry
In the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with...
- panel
A committee appointed to judge a competition.
- standing committee
A permanent committee.
- blue ribbon commission
An independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts...
- zoning commission
A commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial...
- election commission
A commission delegated to supervise an election.
- fairness commission
A commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing...
- planning commission
A commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developme...
- subcommittee
A subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose.
- steering committee
A committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) b...
- ethics committee
A committee appointed to consider ethical issues.
- finance committee
A committee appointed to consider financial issues.
- politburo
The chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party.
- political action committee
Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their...
- presidium
A permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some...
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- commissioner
A member of a commission.