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committee

/kəˈmɪti/

Translations

committeenoun

committees

/kəˈmɪti/

comité

The school board formed a committee to address the issue of overcrowding in classrooms.

Le conseil scolaire a formé un comité pour traiter le problème de la surpopulation dans les classes.

Additional translations

curateurDroit, sens archaïque.

commissionDans le contexte administratif ou parlementaire.

Synonyms

task force

committeeverb

committeed

Past Simple

committeed

Past Participle

committeeing

Gerund

Rare, chiefly legislative usage: to refer or assign to a committee.

renvoyerDans l'expression parlementaire « renvoyer en commission ».

The council voted to committee the proposal until the next session.

Le conseil a voté de renvoyer la proposition en commission jusqu'à la prochaine séance.

committeeadjective

/kəˈmɪti/

Used attributively before another noun to denote something organized, produced, or endorsed by a committee; not normally gradable.

de comité

The committee report outlined several key recommendations.

Le rapport de comité a exposé plusieurs recommandations clés.

Definitions

committeenoun

A group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group.

The school board formed a committee to address the issue of overcrowding in classrooms.

A body of persons delegated to consider, investigate, and report on or act upon a particular matter.

The finance committee will review the budget proposal before it is presented to the board.

Archaic, Law: A person to whom the care of another person or that person's property is committed; a guardian or trustee.

The court appointed Mrs. Talbot as committee for her incapacitated brother.

committeeverb

To refer or assign (a matter, bill, etc.) to a committee for consideration.

The council voted to committee the proposal until the next session.

committeeadjective

Relating to or created by a committee.

The committee report outlined several key recommendations.