Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
commitment letter
committal
committal proceedings
committed
committee
committee of the whole
Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures
committee person
committee stage
committeeman
committeewoman
commix
commo
commode
commodious
commoditization
commodity
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "committee stage" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

committee stage

com·mit·tee stage


noun 
Definition:
 
detailed examination of British parliamentary bill: the stage in British parliamentary proceedings in which a bill is closely examined by Members of Parliament sitting in relevant committees, between the second and third readings of the bill

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft