committees of correspondence

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Definition of committees of correspondence in English English dictionary

Groups appointed by the legislatures of all 13 American colonies to provide a means of intercolonial communication. The first standing group was formed by Samuel Adams in Boston (1772), and within three months 80 others were formed in Massachusetts. In 1773 Virginia organized a committee with 11 members, including Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. The committees were instrumental in promoting colonial unity and in summoning the First Continental Congress in 1774

Hyphenation

committees of cor·re·spond·ence

Turkish pronunciation

kımîtiz ıv kôrıspändıns

Pronunciation

/kəˈmətēz əv ˌkôrəˈspändəns/ /kəˈmɪtiːz əv ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/