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Vigilance committee — Vigilance Vig i*lance, n. [L. vigilantia: cf. F. vigilance.] 1. The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness. [1913 Webster] 2. Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection. Cowper. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vigilance committee — ☆ vigilance committee n. a group organized outside of legal authority to keep order and punish crime because the usual law enforcement agencies do not exist or are alleged to be inefficient … English World dictionary
Vigilance committee — A vigilance committee, in the 19th century United States, was a group of private citizens who organized themselves for self protection. The committees were established in areas where there was no local law enforcement, or where the local… … Wikipedia
Vigilance committee (trade union) — A vigilance committee is an unofficial grouping within a trade union, formed for the purpose of putting pressure on that union s leadership to pursue alternative policies or to pursue existing policies with increased vigour. Vigilance committees… … Wikipedia
vigilance committee — noun a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist • Hypernyms: ↑committee, ↑citizens committee … Useful english dictionary
vigilance committee — /ˈvɪdʒələns kəˌmɪti/ (say vijuhluhns kuh.mitee) noun 1. a committee of a trade union organised to ensure that award conditions of employment are maintained. 2. Chiefly US an unauthorised committee of citizens organised for the maintenance of… …
vigilance committee — noun Date: 1835 a committee of vigilantes … New Collegiate Dictionary
vigilance committee — police force composed of volunteers … English contemporary dictionary
vigilance committee — noun US a group of vigilantes … English new terms dictionary
vigilance committee — vig′ilance commit tee n. law an unauthorized group of citizens organized to maintain order and mete out punishment in the absence of a regular court • Etymology: 1825–35, amer … From formal English to slang
