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committee

/kəˈmɪti/

committeenoun

committees

/kəˈmɪti/

Translations

The committee will meet next week to discuss the proposal.

Комитет соберется на следующей неделе, чтобы обсудить предложение.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

task force

committeeverb

committeed

Past Simple

committeed

Past Participle

committeeing

Gerund

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

Definitions

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

/kəˈmɪti/

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

Definitions

Relating to or created by a committee.

The committee report outlined several key recommendations.