A conference committee is a temporary joint committee formed to resolve differences between competing House and Senate versions of a measure. Conference committees draft compromises between the positions of the two chambers, which are then submitted to the full House and Senate for approval.
2. variable noun. Apparatus is the equipment, such as tools and machines, which is used to do a particular job or activity. One of the boys had to be rescued by firemen wearing breathing apparatus. Synonyms: equipment, machine, tackle, gear More Synonyms of apparatus. Word Frequency.
Medical Definition of STRUCTURE. 1. : something (as an anatomical part) arranged in a definite pattern of organization. 2. 3. : the aggregate of elements of an entity in their relationships to each other.ord Root of STRUCTURE. The Latin word struere, meaning â to build, â and its form structus give us the root struct. Words from the Latin struere have something to do with building. A struct ure is something that was built, such as a house.