Comite (en. Committee)

/kɔmite/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Group of people designated to accomplish a specific task.

The committee was formed to organize the conference.

Le comité a été formé pour organiser la conférence.

Meeting of people to discuss matters of common interest.

The management committee will meet next week.

Le comité de direction se réunira la semaine prochaine.

Administrative or advisory body.

She is part of the ethics committee of the establishment.

Elle fait partie du comité d'éthique de l'établissement.

From the Latin 'committere', meaning 'to entrust, to submit'.

works council

Representative body of employees within a company.

comité d'entreprise

steering committee

Group responsible for overseeing a project or action.

comité de pilotage

council of elders

Group of experts consulted to provide opinions or recommendations.

comité des sages

Steering committee

Body that makes decisions and directs a project.

comité directeur

Advisory committee

Group that provides advice on a specific issue.

comité consultatif

Scientific committee

Group of experts that advises on scientific matters.

comité scientifique

It's a total committee

When I saw them working together, I thought it was a total committee.

Quand je les ai vus travailler ensemble, j'ai pensé que c'était un total comité.

Last-minute committee

We made the plan on the fly, a real last-minute committee.

Nous avons fait le plan à l'arrache, un vrai comité de la dernière minute.