| 单词 | committee business |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommittee business committee business n. ΚΠ 1777 Let. in S. Johnson et al. Minutes of Evid. on 2nd Reading Bill Inflicting Pains & Penalties on Sir T. Rumbold (1783) 21 The Committee Business has been much impeded of late, by the Village Conicoplies being kept from us in an unusual Manner. 1828 Daily National Jrnl. (Washington, D.C.) 13 Mar. He is often driven from a very great portion of unfinished committee business into the Senate, to form a quorum at 12 o'clock. 1905 H. G. Wells Kipps i. iii. 70 Occasionally Mr. Chester Coote..would come into the class..ostensibly on committee business, but in reality to talk to the less attractive one of the two girl students. 2011 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 Sept. 13 The week begins with committee business with football, devolution and Creative Scotland on the agenda. < as lemmas |
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