planning commission
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈplænɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən/
- Formal
:
comisión de planificación
- The new housing development was approved by the local planning commission after several public hearings.
- a local planning commission
Examples
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To create a comprehensive plan, a municipality typically enlists a planning commission to create a first draft.
Academic text (2001) -
The night finally arrived for Bryce to make his proposal to the planning commission.
Fiction book (2002) -
I remember when the original project went before the planning commission.
Blog text (5) -
Michelle, you can thank the city council and our planning commission for the heavy traffic.
Blog text (10) -
The plan encountered significant opposition when it was submitted to the county planning commission.
Academic text (2008) -
"Then you'd have to take it to the city planning commission," his father added.
Fiction book (2002) -
The next step will be for the company to formally submit its plans to the planning commission for approval.
Blog text (1) -
She was at the city council's planning commission meeting.
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The city planning commission and staff were unsympathetic to the neighbors at that time.
Blog text (5) -
The RGP was a visioning and implementation project conducted by the regional planning commission through surveys of the Tri-County region.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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4.1
A group of people chosen to investigate or manage something
1
3.8
A group of local officials who advise and approve plans for land and buildings
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6.0
A local board that decides how land in a city can be used
How Powerful
- Formal
- Formal
5
3.9
- Formal
1
3.8
16
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a commission concerned with planning' is directly and transparently composed from 'planning' (the act of making future arrangements) + 'commission' (a formal committee). This noun-noun compositional pattern is a common organizational naming convention cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Planning commission comes from towns and cities forming a small official group to make plans about roads, buildings, and growth, where commission shows they were given the job and planning is their task. So, today planning commission means 'a group of officials who make decisions about future development'.