Committee of the Whole House
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In the United Kingdom House of Commons, the Committee of the Whole House is used instead of a standing committee for the clause-by-clause debate of important or contentious bills. The sitting is presided over by the Chairman of Ways and Means, rather than the Speaker of the House.
In the United Kingdom House of Lords, the Committee of the Whole House examines the majority of bills.
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Committee of the whole house — Committee Com*mit tee, n. [Cf. OF. comit[ e] company, and LL. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit, but not directly formed from it. Cf. {County}.] One or more … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Committee of the whole House — ► Committee of the whole House the whole House of Commons when sitting as a committee. Main Entry: ↑committee … English terms dictionary
committee of the whole house — see committee of the whole * * * Committee of the whole House The House of Commons or other legislative body, when it resolves itself into a committee with chairman, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑committee … Useful english dictionary
Committee of the Whole House — noun Parliamentary Procedure a committee consisting of all the members of a house of parliament for the purpose of discussing and voting upon details of a proposal before the house. See committee stage. Also, Committee of the Whole …
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Committee of the Whole — A Committee of the Whole is a device in which a legislative body or other deliberative assembly is considered one large committee. All members of the legislative body are members of such a committee. This is usually done for the purposes of… … Wikipedia
Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives) — In the United States House of Representatives, the Committee of the Whole, short for Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, is a parliamentary device in which the House of Representatives is considered one large congressional… … Wikipedia
committee of the whole — or committee of the whole house : a committee consisting of the whole membership of a legislative house and operating with its own chairman under informal and flexible rules for the purpose of considering a particular measure or some special… … Useful english dictionary
committee of the whole — Date: 1775 the whole membership of a legislative house sitting as a committee and operating under informal rules … New Collegiate Dictionary
chairman 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
