Meaning & Definition of Committee in English
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Committee
/kəmɪti/
noun
1. A special group delegated to consider some matter
- "A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - milton berle
synonym:
- committee,
- commission
2. A self-constituted organization to promote something
synonym:
- committee,
- citizens committee
Examples of using
The committee killed the bill.
A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but who, as a group, can meet and decide that nothing can be done.
The urban planning committee has accepted our proposal.