noun
a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑committee, ↑commission
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a small group of politicians or experts that have been chosen to examine a particular subject or problem
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the House of Commons Select Committee on medical ethics
Useful english dictionary. 2012.