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Definition of Committee
1. Noun. A special group delegated to consider some matter. "A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours"
Exact synonyms: Commission
Generic synonyms: Administrative Body, Administrative Unit
Specialized synonyms: Economic And Social Council Commission, Ecosoc Commission, Blue Ribbon Commission, Blue Ribbon Committee, Board, Election Commission, Fairness Commission, Planning Commission, Conservancy, Select Committee, Subcommittee, Standing Committee, Steering Committee, Ethics Committee, Ethics Panel, Finance Committee, Politburo, Pac, Political Action Committee, Praesidium, Presidium, Zoning Commission, Jury, Panel, Vestry
Member holonyms: Commissioner, Committee Member
Derivative terms: Commissioner, Commit
Generic synonyms: Administrative Body, Administrative Unit
Specialized synonyms: Economic And Social Council Commission, Ecosoc Commission, Blue Ribbon Commission, Blue Ribbon Committee, Board, Election Commission, Fairness Commission, Planning Commission, Conservancy, Select Committee, Subcommittee, Standing Committee, Steering Committee, Ethics Committee, Ethics Panel, Finance Committee, Politburo, Pac, Political Action Committee, Praesidium, Presidium, Zoning Commission, Jury, Panel, Vestry
Member holonyms: Commissioner, Committee Member
Derivative terms: Commissioner, Commit
2. Noun. A self-constituted organization to promote something.
Exact synonyms: Citizens Committee
Generic synonyms: Ngo, Nongovernmental Organization
Specialized synonyms: Vigilance Committee, Welcoming Committee
Generic synonyms: Ngo, Nongovernmental Organization
Specialized synonyms: Vigilance Committee, Welcoming Committee
Definition of Committee
1. n. 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.
2. n. One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.
Definition of Committee
1. Noun. a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Committee
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