0 a group of people who are chosen to direct the way something is dealt with
1 a group of people chosen to manage a particular activity or project:
A steering committee has been set up to investigate the possibility of a buy-out.
A steering group of senior officials will examine the distribution plan.
A steering committee representing all member states guided the project, and an executive committee was responsible for system design and integration.
Potential innovations were taken by the practices to a full steering committee meeting when they reached the stage where detailed costing was appropriate.
Workplan of the steering committee on macrofilaricidal drugs for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (macrofil).
While the project steering committee reviewed all materials from the project, the focus of reviews was on these conclusions.
The consortium is similar to the steering committee of a business, making strategic decisions (often technical) regarding the development of the project.
We believe that the conclusions are strongly supported by a consensus of the steering committee.
The secretariat kept records of the ongoing work and actively assisted the working groups and the steering committee with administrative and organizational support.
With this approach, high-priority subjects would be identified by the steering committee and investigators would be invited to submit proposals for those subjects.
