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Joint committee — Joint Joint (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
joint committee — n: a committee made up of members of both houses of a legislature (as for purposes of investigation or oversight) compare conference committee Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
joint committee — ☆ joint committee n. a committee with members from both houses of a bicameral legislature, or from two or more organizations … English World dictionary
Joint committee — A Joint Committee is a term used in politics to refer to a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral parliament.A Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a Select Committee consisting of members of both the… … Wikipedia
joint committee — noun : a committee appointed by both houses of a legislature usually for the purpose of considering joint action or resolving differences between the houses compare conference 3b * * * Govt. a committee appointed from both houses of a bicameral… … Useful english dictionary
Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation — The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation ref|JC is an American/Canadian based Standards Developer Organization (SDO). The Joint Committee represents a coalition of major professional associations formed in 1975 to help improve… … Wikipedia
Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills — The Joint Committee on Consolidation, c., Bills is a joint select committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The Committee was first established in 1894 with a remit to consider consolidation… … Wikipedia
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments — The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments is a select committee of both the House of Commons and House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to scrutinise all statutory instruments made in exercise of… … Wikipedia
Joint Committee on Human Rights — The Joint Committee on Human Rights is a select committee of both the House of Commons and House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to consider human rights issues in the United Kingdom.MembershipThe… … Wikipedia
Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills — The Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills is a select committee of both the House of Commons and House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to scrutinise bills intended to make the language of tax law … Wikipedia
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation — The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an independent expert advisory committee of the United Kingdom Department of Health. JCVI was established, in 1963, To advise the Secretaries of State for Health, Scotland, Wales and… … Wikipedia
