roving commission

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A formal group with authority to travel to investigate or deal with a particular matter.

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  • The government established a roving commission to investigate human rights abuses.
  • A special roving commission was dispatched to the conflict zone.
  • Has the roving commission completed its initial findings report?
  • They proposed forming a roving commission to address environmental concerns across the continent.
  • The president granted a roving commission to the diplomat for peace negotiations.
  • Setting up a roving commission requires significant logistical planning.
  • The report from the roving commission highlighted several critical issues.
  • We are awaiting the recommendations of the roving commission on economic development.
  • Such a roving commission would have broad powers to collect evidence.
  • Critics argued that the roving commission lacked sufficient authority to effect real change.