单词 | watch committee |
释义 | > as lemmaswatch committee watch committee n. Historical the committee of a county borough council which dealt with all matters pertaining to the policing and public lighting of the borough. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > committee > other types of committee committee1571 council of war1590 special committee1606 standing committeea1632 Committee of Safety1642 working party1744 finance committee1783 Board (also Court) of county commissioners1806 business committee1825 national committee1826 watch committee1835 working group1888 Central Committee1917 action committee1918 action group1927 ombuds-committee1964 PESC1969 1835 Act 5 & 6 William IV c. 76 §76 The Council..shall..appoint..a sufficient Number of their own Body, who, together with the Mayor..shall be and be called the Watch Committee for such Borough. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 28/1 The mayor..is ex officio a magistrate for the borough and a member of the watch committee. < as lemmas |
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