committee

[ kuh-mit-ee ]

/ kəˈmɪt i /

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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.

standing committee.

Law. an individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed.

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Origin of committee

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Anglo-French; see commit, -ee

grammar notes for committee

See collective noun.

OTHER WORDS FROM committee

com·mit·tee·ism, com·mit·tee·ship, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH committee

board, committee , council, panel, trust

Words nearby committee

commitment ceremony, commitment fee, committal, committed, committed facility, committee, committeeman, Committee of Correspondence, committee of one, committee of the whole, Committee of the Whole House

How to use committee in a sentence

The previous terms hadn’t included language on the formation of that committee.
Oracle, Bytedance, and U.S. Treasury tentatively agree on terms for TikTok bid|radmarya|September 17, 2020|Fortune
According to a 2016 survey obtained by the committee, 39% of Boeing’s Authorized Representatives, senior engineers who conducted reviews for FAA, at times perceived “undue pressure” on them from management.
Boeing crashes were the “horrific culmination” of multiple mistakes, House report says|kdunn6|September 16, 2020|Fortune
Ring refused to give the House committee a copy of the ethics memorandum in the McDonald’s case, but he agreed to let committee staff review it at NLRB headquarters.
“Cover Up”: House Democrats Subpoena Documents That NLRB Refused to Share in Ethics Investigation|by Ian MacDougall|September 15, 2020|ProPublica
By Monday, reactions to the Oracle-TikTok deal—which is subject to final review from a powerful interagency committee called CFIUS—began pouring in.
Twitter users sound off about Oracle’s TikTok deal|Jeff|September 14, 2020|Fortune

Halpern was the chair in 2016 of a committee tasked with overseeing the SANDAG transportation program that was the subject of the scandal that eventually remade the agency.
Politics Report: Forged Footnote 15|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|September 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Unlike former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Huckabee is not immediately forming an exploratory committee.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Portraits of Lincoln and Eisenhower were removed from the offices of the Republican National Committee.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still, his conviction will restart a House Ethics Committee investigation into his actions.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I think that all Slovaks should feel offended,” said MP Tomas Galbavy, who served on the parliamentary culture committee.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the case of the Midland—they appointed a committee of inquiry, and the directors assented to the appointment.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Mr. Wainwright acted as secretary and I kept the minute book and papers relating to the business of the committee.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
This Committee shall be divided into three sections, viz.:—Of diplomacy; of the navy; and of the army.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
New proposals regarding telephone charges are expected as soon as the Select Committee has reported.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
I hope the committee will consider J. Price's report as from a disappointed man.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for committee

committee

noun

(kəˈmɪtɪ) a group of people chosen or appointed to perform a specified service or function

(ˌkɒmɪˈtiː) (formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his property was entrusted by a courtSee also receiver (def. 2)

Word Origin for committee

C15: from committen to entrust + -ee

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Origin of committee

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