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Plural committees

committee (plural committees)

  1. a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
  2. (archaic) a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.

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Tue Jul 6 23:30:00 2010

A committee (or "commission") is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole". Committees often serve several different functions:

  • Governance: in organizations considered too large for all the members to participate in decisions affecting the organization as a whole, a committee (such as a Board of Directors or "Executive Committee") is given the power to make decisions, spend money, or take actions. Some or all such powers may be limited or effectively unlimited. For example of the later case, the Board of directors can frequently enter into binding contracts and make decisions which once taken or made, can't be taken back or undone under the law.
  • Coordination: individuals from different parts of an organization (for example, all senior vice presidents) might meet regularly to discuss developments in their areas, review projects that cut across organizational boundaries, talk about future options, etc. Where there is a large committee, it is common to have smaller committees with more specialized functions - for example, Boards of Directors of large corporations typically have an (ongoing) audit committee, finance committee, compensation committee, etc. Large academic conferences are usually organized by a co-ordinating committee drawn from the relevant professional body.
  • Research and recommendations: committees are often formed to do research and make recommendations on a potential or planned project or change. For example, an organization considering a major capital investment might create a temporary working committee of several people to review options and make recommendations to upper management or the Board of Directors. Such committees are typically dissolved after issuing recommendations (often in the form of a final report).
  • Project management: while it is generally considered poor management to give operational responsibility to a committee to actually manage a project, this is not unknown. The problem is that no single person can be held accountable for poor performance of the committee, particularly if the chairperson of the committee is seen as a facilitator.

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Wed Jul 28 10:35:32 2010

Where does all the money go to for the Presidential Inaugural Committee?
Q. Presidential Inaugural Committee has already raised over 8.4 million dollars (information from there website) what does it really do with this money? That is a lot of money to spend.
Asked by mt4st - Sat Dec 13 01:10:47 2008 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Well, what ever is left over from the actual inauguration, they pocket it...havent you learned anything from the bailouts?
Answered by RSED - Sat Dec 13 01:15:24 2008

How do you form a committee to elect a person to office?
Q. How do you form a committee to elect a person to an office in the state of Mississippi or any other state for that matter?
Asked by fbomonkey - Sun Sep 27 04:02:12 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You would file your intentions with the State Board of Elections, if the office is a state office. If it is a county office, the County Board of Elections. The filing paperwork would name the manager, campaign treasurer and secretary. Your question did not ask about designating petitions in order to gain access to the ballot. I will not address this issue here, as you did not ask about it specifically, bu if you desire additional information, I would be happy to guide you. Periodically, throughout the campaign, the treasurer will be obliged to file financial disclosure forms (campaign revenue and expenditures). In my state (NY), there would be a Campaign financial disclosure report filed 30 days before the election, then 10… [cont.]
Answered by lonely only - Sun Sep 27 06:40:33 2009

Why is committee work an important function of Congress?
Q. Why is committee work an important function of Congress?
Asked by Dani - Tue Dec 2 18:04:40 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Before bill is sent to House or Senate floor for debate and vote, it is investigated, debated on in the appropriate committee. Committee members consult with experts, research the bill, and even straw poll other members of House or Senate to see what support the bill would have for passage. The bill is then submitted, by committee, to clerk to be written as bill for debate and vote on floor.
Answered by gosam777 - Wed Dec 3 13:20:32 2008

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