school committee

noun

: school board

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Similar exemption language is included in the Worcester proposal that school committee members are expected to consider Thursday. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 School leadership, such as the principal or a school committee, is supposed to control the use of the dollars. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The new infrastructure is sorely needed, said Jessica Purcell, a Chariho school committee member. — Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026 Boston alone has proposed slashing 568 positions in a budget proposal passed by the local school committee in March, resulting in slashes to currently vacant positions but also including hundreds of layoffs. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for school committee

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of school committee was in 1787

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“School committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20committee. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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