(historical) A committee of ministers sent by the General Assembly to carry out an ordination or induction, where the local presbytery refused to act, under the Moderate domination in 18th-century Scotland.

plural of riding committee

A meeting of a deliberative assembly according to modified procedural rules based on those of a committee.

plural of committee of the whole

plural of God committee

(informal, medicine) Synonym of God squad (“ethics committee”)

(medicine) A medical committee that reviews tissue samples in order to evaluate the appropriateness of the surgeries performed in an institution.

plural of tissue committee

Among Quakers, a group of people who meet to seek clarity on how somebody should respond to a concern or dilemma.

plural of clearness committee