committee
Americannoun
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a person or group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate, report on, or act upon a particular matter.
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Law. an individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed.
noun
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a group of people chosen or appointed to perform a specified service or function
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(formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his property was entrusted by a court See also receiver
Grammar
See collective noun.
Other Word Forms
- committeeism noun
- committeeship noun
Etymology
Origin of committee
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Anglo-French; commit, -ee
Example Sentences
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Within the Assembly of Experts, however, there is understood to be a small committee tasked with reviewing and narrowing down names, potentially presenting a shortlist to the full body once formal proceedings begin.
From BBC
The committee had cited the "disproportionate" cost to the party of a mayoral election to replace Burnham when it blocked his bid to stand in the Greater Manchester seat.
From BBC
A Cobra meeting is an emergency committee, where ministers and officials meet to co-ordinate the government's response to an emerging situation.
From BBC
His testimony came one day after his wife, ex-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, told the committee she also "had no idea" of Epstein's crimes.
From BBC
The committee’s own rules, read aloud at the start of the proceedings, explicitly prohibited photography inside the room.
From Salon
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