committee chairs
Meeting presiders collectively
Committee chairs are the members who lead and preside over committees, typically in legislative bodies, organizations, or boards.
A chair controls the agenda, recognizes speakers, and guides proceedings.
In Congress, committee chairs wield considerable power over which bills advance: The committee chair refused to schedule a vote on the measure.
The position is often determined by seniority or party leadership.
- boardFlat rigid panel
- majority leaderParty chief in legislature
- votingFormally registering a choice
- agendaFormal discussion list
- presidentElected leader of nation
power broker · Robert's Rules · quorum · floor vote · voice vote · minutes · term limits · planning · subcommittee · convener · oversight · council · director · deliberation · behind closed doors · gavel · seniority · pecking order
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- committeessubcommittees, subcommittee
- council officialscouncillors, councilors, mayors, deputy mayors, town clerks
- hearingscongressional hearing, congressional hearings, confirmation hearing, public hearings, impeachment hearings
- Senatesenate seat, Senate floor, senior senator, Senate chamber, confirmation hearings
- Congressional Judiciaryconfirmation hearings, oversight hearings, subcommittees, subpoenas, witness testimony
committee chairscommittee members
Appointed group participants
backbenchers · subordinates · staff · aides · observers
committee, committees, chair, chairs, chaired, chairing, chairperson, chairwoman, chairman