Committee

//kəmɪˈʈi// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

    "My uncle is on the committee."

  2. 2
    a special group delegated to consider some matter wordnet
  3. 3
    A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves. archaic
  4. 4
    a self-constituted organization to promote something wordnet
  5. 5
    Alternative form of kameti. Pakistan, alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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ad hoc committeeassembleeassemblyassignationat homeball

Antonyms

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alone

Example

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"And I call on the chairman of the Education Committee to support the motion."

Etymology

From commit + -ee, or else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere, from con- (“with”) + mittere (“to send”). The OED3 prefers the first etymology.

Related phrases

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