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Committee

One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together.

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Board 76% connected

A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conservancy 76% connected

Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use.

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Jury 76% connected

For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.

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Pac 76% connected

A kind of moccasin, having the edges of the sole turned up and sewed to the upper.

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Panel 76% connected

A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.

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Subcommittee 76% connected

An under committee; a part or division of a committee.

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Vestry 76% connected

A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business…

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Commissioner 74% connected

A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office, or execute some business, for the government, corporation, or person employing him;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Commissioner 74% connected

A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office, or execute some business, for the government, corporation, or person employing him;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Commissioner 70% connected

A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office, or execute some business, for the government, corporation, or person employing him;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Commission 92% connected

The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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