committee
- 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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chamber, cabinet, commission, bureau, board, jury, panel, convocation, council, representativesExamples from the Web for committee
Contemporary Examples of committee
But Chechen leader Kadyrov does not think that Committee Against Torture was needed in Chechnya.
The White House was informed by the committee on Monday that the report would be released the following day.
CIA Offers New Security Checks for ‘Torture Report’ SpiesShane Harris, Kimberly Dozier
December 9, 2014
Team Christie has greeted the committee's news with somewhat predictable gloating.
The committee recommended a single—and simple—principle be applied to the law, that of consent.
When he was appointed few expected that he would be able to guide his committee to a radical conclusion but he did.
Historical Examples of committee
Mr. Roebuck gave notice of the appointment of his committee.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
It fell to young Ried to appoint the committee on decoration.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
"Your committee," said Mr. Durant, politely ignoring the manner of the questioner.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
But the discretion of the Committee must be an informed discretion.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
The advance booking, however, was more than 400, and the committee would not hear of it.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
committee
- (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)