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.
Definition of object. 1  1a : something material that may be perceived by the senses I see an object in the distance.b : something that when viewed stirs a particular emotion (as pity) Look on the tragic loading of this bed â¦ the object poisons sight; let it be hid. â William Shakespeare.