conference committee
noun/ˈkɒnfərəns kəmɪti/
/ˈkɑːnfərəns kəmɪti/
- a temporary committee formed by members of the US Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate) to agree the final version of a bill, after different versions have been drafted
- The bills then go to the conference committee, where the two sides try to work out their differences.
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