You don't have to be a cynic to expect that this is precisely how the new committee will define its terms.

A governmental committee defines the qualifications of imams.

The governor's lawyers have said repeatedly that they want the committee to define more clearly the subjects they will ask about.

But because it wasn't asked, the committee didn't define a complete game or a shutout.

These committees formulate strategic business models and define guidelines for multiple industry implementations.

He and his committee defined original forest land as trees 200 or more years old.

The committee, the member said, had not yet clearly defined the position of commissioner.

The committee defined the most egregious offenders as those who wrote checks exceeding their next month's net salary eight times over a 39-month period.

The committee also defines the scope of the plan.

The committee often does not define a period as recessionary until months after a downturn has actually started.