review boards
Approval-granting committees
Review boards are committees that evaluate, approve, or oversee specific matters within an organization or institution.
An institutional review board examines research proposals involving human subjects.
A parole review board decides whether prisoners qualify for early release.
Medical review boards assess physician conduct or insurance claims.
The term implies formal authority to examine cases and render judgments: The review board denied his application.
- ethics committeePanel assessing moral standards
- human subjectsPeople in experiments
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- steering committeeGroup guiding an organization's direction
- whistleblowingExposing hidden wrongdoing internally
internal affairs · conflict of interest · accountability · decision · approval · rubber stamp · adjudication · judicial ethics · tribunal · vote · recusal · appeal · advisory · due process · fair hearing · regulatory commission · oversight · grievance procedure
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- oversightoversight committees, auditors, supervisor, compliance, oversight hearing
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