committee
nounUS, UK /kəˈmɪt.i/ · UK /ˌkɒm.ɪˈtiː/
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.
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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.
- And it is further ordained, that the Members of both Houses, that now are Members of the assembly of Divines, or any seven of them, be a standing Committee of both houses of Parliament, to consider the causes of suspension from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, not contained in this Ordinance: unto which Committee any Eldership shall present such causes, to the end that the Parliament, if need require, may heare and determine the same.1643, Parliament of England, Ordinance, together with Rules and Directions concerning Suspension from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in cases of Ignorance and Scandall:
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- The district court, however, denied the Government's motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' claims regarding operation SHAMROCK, because it "thought congressional committees investigating intelligence matters had revealed so much information about operation SHAMROCK that such a disclosure would pose no threat to the NSA mission."2006 August 17, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, “Memorandum Opinion”, in ACLU v. NSA, page 6:
- For 17 years, I was chairman or ranking member of Senate Judiciary Committee, which overseas nominations to the Court. I presided over nine total nominations—more than anyone alive. Some I supported. Others I didn’t. But every nominee was greeted by committee members. Every nominee got a committee hearing. Every nominee got out of the committee to the Senate floor, even when a nominee did not receive majority support in my committee.2016, Joe Biden, Timothy K. Lewis, The Defining Difference:
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Archaic A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves.
- Derived terms
32 terms
a camel is a horse designed by a committee, by committee, central committee, clearness committee, comitology, committal, committeeing, committeeism, committeeless, committeeman, committee of the whole, committeepeople, committeeperson, committee room, committeeship, committeewoman, concom, executive committee, exploratory committee, God committee, itty bitty titty committee, joint committee, multicommittee, riding committee, school committee, select committee, standing committee, steering committee, subcommittee, supercommittee, tissue committee, vigilance committee- Hypernyms
- group
- Hyponyms
- program committee
- Coordinate terms
- council, squad, task force, team, workgroup, working group