committee
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.
committees
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pluralof committee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Knowing academia and the speed at which it tends to move, I interpreted “talk about teaching” as something closer to perhaps someday, pending several committees and a minor geological event.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
While other schools use committees to review course proposals, Harvard has long deferred to the judgment of individual faculty and departments, said Amanda Claybaugh, dean of undergraduate education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The department shared 13 recommendations for improving outcomes with several county- and city-level domestic violence focused committees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Section 6 writes the procedure for discontinuing the next circulating coin: 60 days’ notice to the banking committees, a phaseout plan, a briefing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
He dreaded what would happen if the decision were left to one of the fair’s many committees.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
