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  2. Ad hoc - Wikipedia

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    Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally ' for this '. In English , it typically signifies a solution designed for a specific purpose, problem, or task rather than a generalized solution adaptable to collateral instances (compare with a priori ).

  3. Committee - Wikipedia

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    A special committee (also working, select, or ad hoc committee) is established to accomplish a particular task or to oversee a specific area in need of control or oversight. [28] Many are research or coordination committees in type or purpose and are temporary.

  4. Task force - Wikipedia

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    In government or business a task force is a temporary organization created to solve a particular problem. It is considered to be a more formal ad hoc committee. A taskforce, or more commonly, task force, is a special committee, usually of experts, formed expressly for the purpose of

  5. Adhocracy - Wikipedia

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    The ad-hocs are administered by an artificial intelligence and polled from suitably qualified individuals who are judged by the AI to have sufficient experience. Failure to arrive at a decision results in the polling of a new ad-hoc, whose members are not told of previous ad-hocs before hearing the decision which must be made.

  6. Category:Ad hoc committees - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Ad hoc committees" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ad Hoc Commission;

  7. United States congressional committee - Wikipedia

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    A conference committee is an ad hoc joint committee formed to resolve differences between similar but competing House and Senate versions of a bill. Conference committees draft compromises between the positions of the two chambers, which are then submitted to the full House and Senate for approval.

  8. Ex officio member - Wikipedia

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    An ex officio member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, or council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term ex officio is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right of office'; its use dates back to the Roman Republic.

  9. Category:Committees - Wikipedia

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    Ad hoc committees (6 P) Awards juries and committees (10 P) B. Bundestag Committees (1 P) C. Committee on Social Thought (6 P) Councils (15 C, 24 P) E.