committee
/kəˈmɪt.i/
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South Asia/ˈkə.mɪ.ʈi/
committee noun: a body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols. Also the alternative form of kameti.
Noun
committee (plural committees)
- 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...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
- A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves.
Also used as
committee is also the alternative form of kameti.
committee meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Malayalam
committee in Hindi
- group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose
- समिति samiti, कमेटी kameṭī
committee in Marathi
- group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose
- समिती samitī
committee in Urdu
- group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose
- مَجْلِس majlis, اَنْجُمَن anjuman, کَمیٹی kameṭī
committee in Malayalam
- group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose
- സമിതി samiti, കമ്മിറ്റി kammiṟṟi
More languagesFewer languages
- committee in Pashto
- کمیټه komiṭa
- committee in Arabic
- لَجْنَة lajna
- committee in Malay
- jawatankuasa, panitia, komite, komiti
- committee in Indonesian
- komite, panitia, panitera
- committee in Thai
- คณะกรรมการ ká-ná-gam-má-gaan
- committee in Vietnamese
- uỷ ban
- committee in Myanmar
- ကော်မတီ kauma.ti
Examples of committee in a sentence
- The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
- The proposed gas tax died after the powerful rural senator refused to let it out of committee.
- The committee chairman made a few concluding remarks and then closed the session.
Forms of committee
| plural | committees |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cttee |
| alternative form | cmte |
| alternative form | cmte. |
| alternative form | com |
| alternative form | com. |
| alternative form | comm |
| alternative form | comm. |
Origin of committee
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.
Words formed from committee
- 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
Phrases with committee
Words that rhyme with committee
Questions about committee
- What does committee mean?
- Committee means a body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
- What is committee in Hindi?
- Committee in Hindi is समिति (samiti), कमेटी (kameṭī). See Committee meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is committee?
- Committee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce committee?
- Committee is pronounced /kəˈmɪt.i/ (UK).
- What is the plural of committee?
- The plural of committee is committees.
Words near committee in the dictionary
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