Comité (en. Committee)

/kɔmite/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Group of people formed to study, debate, or decide on a given issue.

The organizing committee carefully planned the event.

Le comité d'organisation a planifié l'événement avec soin.

Body of an institution that makes decisions on specific subjects.

The ethics committee submitted its report yesterday.

Le comité d'éthique a rendu son rapport hier.

Entity responsible for a specific task or mission.

A committee was established to address the pollution problem.

Un comité a été établi pour résoudre le problème de la pollution.

From Latin 'comitatus', meaning 'company, retinue'.

management committee

Group responsible for management and decisions in an organization.

comité de direction

advisory committee

Group that provides advice and recommendations without decision-making power.

comité consultatif

expert committee

Group of specialists tasked with assessing a situation or giving opinions on a particular subject.

comité d'experts

executive committee

Governing body of an organization, responsible for operational decisions.

comité exécutif

committee member

Person who is part of a committee.

membre du comité

committee meeting

Meeting of committee members to discuss specific issues.

réunion du comité

An informal group of people coming together to discuss various topics.

We should form a committee to plan our trip instead of leaving it to one person.

On devrait former un comité pour planifier notre voyage au lieu de laisser un seul responsable.