committee

Meaning

1. A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
2. A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves.
3. Alternative form of kameti

Concepts

committee

commission

board

council

panel

management

group

citizens committee

delegation

deputation

body

caucus

conference

committee meeting

fan club

support group

committee member

Board of Commissioner

commissioner

meeting

bureau

guardian

tutor

assembly

parliamentary committee

parliament

presbytery

association

society

committeeman

comission

collegium

commissions

committees

delegacy

delegations

order

counsel

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kəˈmɪt.i]

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.

Sentences

The committee also acquired adjacent acreage of naturally rolling terrain from other sources .

Walter Fernandez , Junior leads the magazine's team , with publications committee chair Edgar Burcksen.