A committee empowered to carry out any particular functions and to make decisions. Usually an executive committee is composed of a small group of persons which a larger body appoints from its own ranks to carry out and/or prepare its decisions and, generally, to manage day-to-day affairs during the intervals between meetings of the main body.
Committee, Executive
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