citizens committee

Other forms: citizens committees

Definitions of citizens committee
  1. noun
    a self-constituted organization to promote something
    synonyms: committee
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    types:
    vigilance committee
    a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist
    welcoming committee
    a committee to welcome new residents to a community
    type of:
    NGO, nongovernmental organization
    an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
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