conferee

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The traditional fix for these standoffs was a conference committee, in which both chambers appoint a group of members to represent their side, and conferees hammer out differences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The conferees have been meeting to work out a compromise after the two chambers passed competing versions of the spending plan.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Deeds, who is among the small circle of budget conferees involved in negotiations, declined to share a copy, deferring to Sen. Janet Howell and Sen. George Barker, co-chairs of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee.

From Washington Times • Aug. 11, 2023

“One really good thing is, I think that the conferees on a personal basis get along and we’re all pretty knowledgeable about the budgets and the issues ahead,” she said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2022

On this assumption, the conferees thought it likely that radioastronomy would be the generally accepted mode of interstellar communication, on grounds of speed and economy.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas