Instructions to the Committee
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A means em- powering a Committee of the House of Commons to do what it would not otherwise be empowered to do.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Instructions to the Committee” mean?
A means em- powering a Committee of the House of Commons to do what it would not otherwise be empowered to do.
Is “Instructions to the Committee” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.