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committee
[kuh-mit-ee]
noun
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.
Law.an individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed.
committee
noun
a group of people chosen or appointed to perform a specified service or function
(formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his property was entrusted by a court See also receiver
Grammar Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- committeeism noun
- committeeship noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of committee1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of committee1
Example Sentences
The neighbourhood committees that were the driving force of the civic revolution are clinging to life.
Then, last week, Kennedy abruptly fired all members of a highly influential committee that advises the CDC on vaccine policy.
Separately, a high-level committee set up by the Indian government to examine the reasons behind the crash is expected to hold its first meeting on Monday.
"What I mean by that is the next three to four years," she told Holyrood's economy and fair work committee.
It used to be said the G7 was a kind of "steering committee" for the free world.
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