committee

Significado

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

[kəˈmɪt.i]

Etimologia

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.

Frases

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

O comitê também adquiriu a área cultivada adjacente de terrenos naturais de outras fontes.

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

Walter Fernandez, Junior, lidera a equipe da revista, com o presidente do comitê de publicações, Edgar Burcksen.