welcoming committee/party• The officialwelcoming party had congregated in front of the limousines, talking amongst themselves.• Number 2 I darrange a nicewelcoming committee in turkey for him.• Now a welcoming committee of some 100,000 New Zealanders celebrated en masse.• A welcoming party of three juniors awaited them.• The welcoming committeesuggested they buy lots of candy for Halloween.• The muddle was such that the welcoming committeethrew away their lists of expected arrivals and started from scratch.