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SPECIAL COMMITTEE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Committees and Boards (Admin.)
  • Parliamentary Language
DEF

A group ... appointed to study a particular matter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comités et commissions (Admin.)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
DEF

Groupe [...] constitué pour étudier une question précise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comités y juntas (Admón.)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
DEF

Grupo de diputados, o de diputados y senadores, constituido para estudiar una cuestión precisa.

OBS

Una vez presentado el informe final, la comisión deja de existir.

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Record 2 1998-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

A structure more flexible and informal than the over-rigid bureaucracy.

DEF

A temporary organization or committee set up to accomplish a specific task....

CONT

... bureaucracy is replaced by adhocracy requiring organizations to be more responsive and adaptable to change.

Key term(s)
  • ad hocracy
  • ad hoc committee
  • special committee
  • select committee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
OBS

ad hoc : Destiné expréssement à tel usage précis.

Spanish

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