committee


Definition: Meaning of, committee in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kəˈmɪti /

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committee committees
  1. [C also + plural verb British English] British English a group of people chosen to do a particular job, make decisions etc
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committee used in phrases

  • Committee for State Security (noun)
    1. formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia
  • House Un-American Activities Committee, the
    1. the full name of HUAC
  • Security Intelligence Review Committee (noun)
    1. an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies
  • Standing Committee (noun)
    1. a committee of members in the British Parliament or in the US House of Representatives, whose purpose is to examine a BILL (= new law that has been suggested) and to consider whether it needs any changes
  • Ways and Means Committee
    1. a group of representatives in the government of a US state or in Congress who must find money for the government to spend
  • blue ribbon committee (noun)
    1. an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
  • citizens committee (noun)
    1. a self-constituted organization to promote something
  • committee meeting (noun)
    1. a meeting for administrative purposes
  • committee member (noun)
    1. a member of a committee
  • ethics committee (noun)
    1. a committee appointed to consider ethical issues
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