citizens committee


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Noun1.citizens committee - a self-constituted organization to promote something
NGO, nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
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
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Citizens Committee Chairman Zaheer Ahmed Awan told The Express Tribune that he had visited all the graveyards in the city and had informed the relevant officials about the deteriorating condition of the graveyards, but no one seemed interested in doing anything about the issue.
Shirley Turner, D-15th District, and Joseph Vitale, D-19th District, that would allow pharmacists to dispense certain hormonal contraceptives without an individual prescription, cleared the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on Monday.
ISLAMABAD: Executive members of Islamabad Citizens Committee (ICC) on Friday demanded of the government to take urgent measures getting rid of land-mafia in the federal capital that is responsible of creating hurdles in resolving civic problems.
ISLAMABAD -- Executive members of Islamabad Citizens Committee (ICC) on Friday demanded of the government to take urgent measures getting rid of land-mafia in the federal capital that is responsible of creating hurdles in resolving civic problems.
All of the pro-rights organizations put together including the National Rifle Association, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Gun Owners of America, National Association for Gun Rights and their affiliates cannot match the formidable fortunes of anti-Second Amendment elitists.
The search for appointees to the commission can begin now,' said Datol, vice chairman of the House Senior Citizens committee.
ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad Citizens Committee (ICC) welcomed the newly elected government in-waiting, hoping it will pay special attention for upgrading the living conditions of the locals.
The award is presented through the NSDAR Good Citizens Committee.
He was accompanied to Juba airport by members of his family, prominent members of Dinka Council of Elders including its chairman, Ambrose Riiny, Bona Malwal Madut, Francis Mading Deng, and Gen Albino Akol Akol, chairman of the concerned citizens committee which brokered a reconciliation ending the standoff over Awan's guards as well as several other prominent figures from the Dinka community across the country.
The opening chapter reprints a Negro Citizens Committee press release, an NAACP press release, excerpts from Thurgood MarshallAEs November 1955 address, and oThe Cry for Freedom in South Carolinao.
Currently, Mims is the chair of The Executive Leadership Council as well as a member of the board of the Thirty Percent Coalition and the Citizens Committee for Children in New York.

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