steering committee

noun [C] (also steering group)

Definition

› MANAGEMENT a group of people chosen to manage a particular activity or project: A steering committee has been set up to investigate the possibility of a buy-out. A steering group of senior officials will examine the distribution plan.

(Definition of steering committee noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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