Chairman

  • 131chairman of committees of the whole house — In English parliamentary practice, in the commons, this officer, always a member, is elected by the house on the assembling of every new parliament. When the house is in committee on bills introduced by the government, or in committee of ways and …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 132chairman of committees of the whole house — In English parliamentary practice, in the commons, this officer, always a member, is elected by the house on the assembling of every new parliament. When the house is in committee on bills introduced by the government, or in committee of ways and …

    Black's law dictionary