- committee of the whole
- Date: 1775 the whole membership of a legislative house sitting as a committee and operating under informal rules
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committee of the whole — committee of the whole: the whole membership of a legislative house (as the House of Representatives) sitting as a committee and operating under informal parliamentary rules – called also Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union;… … Law dictionary
Committee of the whole — Whole Whole, n. 1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself. [1913 Webster] This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. J. Montgomery.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
committee of the whole — ☆ committee of the whole n. a committee comprising all the members of a legislative body, etc. under more informal rules than those used in a regular session … English World dictionary
Committee of the Whole — A Committee of the Whole is a device in which a legislative body or other deliberative assembly is considered one large committee. All members of the legislative body are members of such a committee. This is usually done for the purposes of… … Wikipedia
committee of the whole — or committee of the whole house : a committee consisting of the whole membership of a legislative house and operating with its own chairman under informal and flexible rules for the purpose of considering a particular measure or some special… … Useful english dictionary
Committee of the whole house — Committee Com*mit tee, n. [Cf. OF. comit[ e] company, and LL. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit, but not directly formed from it. Cf. {County}.] One or more … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Committee of the Whole (short story) — Committee of the Whole Author Frank Herbert Country United States Language … Wikipedia
Committee of the whole House — ► Committee of the whole House the whole House of Commons when sitting as a committee. Main Entry: ↑committee … English terms dictionary
Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives) — In the United States House of Representatives, the Committee of the Whole, short for Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, is a parliamentary device in which the House of Representatives is considered one large congressional… … Wikipedia
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committee of the whole house — see committee of the whole * * * Committee of the whole House The House of Commons or other legislative body, when it resolves itself into a committee with chairman, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑committee … Useful english dictionary
