Definitions for committee
kəˈmɪt icom·mit·tee

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. committee, commission(noun)

   a special group delegated to consider some matter

   "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle

2. committee, citizens committee(noun)

   a self-constituted organization to promote something

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. committee(Noun)

   a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols

   Etymology: comité, past participle of commettre, from committere, from con- + mittere.

2. committee(Noun)

   a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.

   Etymology: comité, past participle of commettre, from committere, from con- + mittere.

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Committee(noun)

   one or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together

   Etymology: [From Commit, v. t.]

2. Committee(verb)

   one to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian

   Etymology: [From Commit, v. t.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Committee

   A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole". Committees often serve several different functions: ⁕Governance: in organizations considered too large for all the members to participate in decisions affecting the organization as a whole, a committee is given the power to make decisions, spend money, or take actions. Some or all such powers may be limited or effectively unlimited. For example of the later case, the Board of directors can frequently enter into binding contracts and make decisions which once taken or made, can't be taken back or undone under the law. ⁕Coordination: individuals from different parts of an organization might meet regularly to discuss developments in their areas, review projects that cut across organizational boundaries, talk about future options, etc. Where there is a large committee, it is common to have smaller committees with more specialized functions - for example, Boards of Directors of large corporations typically have an audit committee, finance committee, compensation committee, etc. Large academic conferences are usually organized by a co-ordinating committee drawn from the relevant professional body.

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. committee

   A thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. committee

   A group of elected people with a specific role, responsibility and authority to provide a specific service or purpose with accurate and defined role, responsibilities and goals. The members are focused on cocreating optimum health, human rights, right to life, shared prosperity for all, stability, unity government, solidarity, cohesion, animal rights, right to life, right to housing, fasttrack of social housing, public housing, council housing and affordable housing building projects, right to free education, right to parent, right to free preschool education, right to a standard of living, creation of a national living wage and universal living income system, right to internet access, economic stability, financial stability, civil rights, equal rights, equal opportunities, employment rights, childrens rights, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, united partnership, multi-party working, community empowerment systems, equal distribution of income, wealth, fairness and justness across society, the country, europe and the world and contribute to the cocreation of global and national peace agreements, peace treaties, the universes truth and a fair, just and transparent system of checks and balances.

   The committee are very efficient and effective in their role.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'committee' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #518

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'committee' in Written Corpus Frequency: #481

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'committee' in Nouns Frequency: #157

How to pronounce committee?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of committee in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of committee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of committee in a Sentence

1. Santiago Lange:

   It's a moment to be together and I think the only solution is to take the decision day-by-day and to cancel the Games, we still have time, i'm absolutely sure that the International Olympic Committee, the government of Japan or organization in Japan( TOCOG) plus the international health association( WHO) will not let Rio Olympics happen if there is any risk by any of the participants.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   Judge Gorsuch looks like he's playing dodgeball with the Senate Judiciary Committee, he has bent over backwards to avoid revealing anything, anything at all about his judicial philosophy or the legal issues that concern the American people.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   I welcome the president’s blueprint for next year’s budget, which turns the page from the last eight years, we are determined to work with the administration to shrink the size of government, grow our economy, secure our borders, and ensure our troops have the tools necessary to complete their missions. I look forward to reviewing this with the Appropriations Committee and our entire conference.

4. Ron Johnson:

   It is concerning that when I wrote to the FBI and Department of Justice, they never told me about the fact that they had some FBI asset, whether it was an agent or informant, tailing Soofi and Simpson, why didn’t they intervene? As a member of the Senate oversight committee, I think these agencies should be honest when we actually ask them the questions. But it begs the question, what was the FBI doing in Garland, and why wasn’t the agency direct with me when we first started writing letters about this back in 2015?

5. Jeanne Shaheen:

   I believe the Senate Foreign Relations Committee should hold a hearing with the American interpreter who was present during President President Trump and President Putin's private meeting to determine what was specifically discussed and agreed to on United States.

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