Definition of Blue ribbon commission

1. Noun. An independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue.

Exact synonyms: Blue Ribbon Committee
Generic synonyms: Commission, Committee

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue Ribbon Commission

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blue point
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blue poppy
blue print
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blue pus bacillus
blue racer
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blue ribbon commission (current term)
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blue ribbon jury
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blue rubber-bleb nevi
blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
blue ruin
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blue sclera
blue screen
blue screen of death
blue screens

Literary usage of Blue ribbon commission

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Responding to Probation and Parole Violations by Dale G. Parent (1994)
"The blue ribbon commission on Prison Crowding found that the average ... Thus, on an average day in the blue ribbon commission concluded that parole ..."

2. Regional Housing Opportunities for Lower Income Households: A Resource Guide by Robert W. Burchell, David L. Stokin, Arlene Pashman (1995)
"There is established a blue ribbon commission on Housing. ..." Section 4(c). The commission shall report to the general assembly and governor its findings ..."

3. State of the Great Lakes: 1997 Annual Reportby Tom Bennett by Tom Bennett (1999)
"The blue ribbon commission convened on March 19, 1997. The objective was to develop an action plan within 180 days and assess discharges into the Clinton ..."

4. Ballistic Missile Defense Programs: Congressional Hearings edited by Strom Thurmond (2000)
"... (Presidential Commission on Strategic Forces, 1983) and the Packard Commission (Presidential blue ribbon commission on Defense Management, 1985-86). ..."

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