select committee noun

n [C]

Definition

a group of politicians, from different political parties, chosen to report and advise on a particular subject

She is a member of the Commons Select Committee on education.

(Definition of select committee noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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