#committee__commission  a special group delegated to consider some matter; "A committe is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
  supertype:  administrative_unit  a unit with administrative responsibilities
  member:  commissioner.member  committee_member
  subtype:  National_Security_Council__NSC  a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency
  subtype:  Economic_and_Social_Council_commission__ECOSOC_commission  a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
     instance:  Commission_on_Human_Rights  Commission_on_Narcotic_Drugs  Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women  Economic_Commission_for_Africa  Economic_Commission_for_Asia_and_the_Far_East  Economic_Commission_for_Europe  Economic_Commission_for_Latin_America  Population_Commission  Social_Development_Commission  Statistical_Commission
  subtype:  board.committee  a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
     subtype:  appeal_board__appeals_board__appealsboard__board_of_appeals  a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
     subtype:  board_of_selectmen  a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town
     subtype:  governing_board__governingboard  a board that manages the affairs of an institution
        subtype:  board_of_regents  a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students
        subtype:  board_of_trustees  a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution
     subtype:  directorate__boardofdirector  a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
        subtype:  staggered_board_of_directors  a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annually
     subtype:  advisory_board__planning_board  a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
        subtype:  cabinet.advisory_board  persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
           subtype:  British_Cabinet  the senior ministers of the British government
           subtype:  United_States_Cabinet__US_Cabinet  a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the Cabinet
     subtype:  draft_board__draftboard  a board to select personnel for involuntary military service
     subtype:  school_board__board_of_education  a board in charge of local public schools
     subtype:  zoning_board  a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions
     instance:  Federal_Reserve_Board
  subtype:  election_commission  a commission delegated to supervise an election
  subtype:  fairness_commission  a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views
  subtype:  planning_commission  a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments
  subtype:  conservancy.committee  (British) a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
  subtype:  subcommittee  a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
  subtype:  standing_committee  a permanent committee
     instance:  Ways_and_Means_Committee
  subtype:  steering_committee  a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body
  subtype:  ethics_committee__ethics_panel  a committee appointed to consider ethical issues
  subtype:  finance_committee__financecommittee  a committee appointed to consider financial issues
  subtype:  politburo  the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party
  subtype:  political_action_committee__PAC  committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
  subtype:  presidium__praesidium  a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
  subtype:  zoning_commission  a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use
  subtype:  jury.committee__panel  a committee appointed to judge a competition
  subtype:  vestry  in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

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