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

1425–75; late Middle English < Anglo-French; see commit, -ee

usage note 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, committee of correspondence, committee of one, committee of the whole, committee of the whole house, committeeman
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Words related to committee

chamber, cabinet, commission, bureau, board, jury, panel, convocation, council, representatives

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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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