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committee

[ kuh-mit-ee ]

noun

  1. a person or group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate, report on, or act upon a particular matter.
  2. Law. an individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed.


committee

noun

  1. əˈɪɪ a group of people chosen or appointed to perform a specified service or function
  2. ˌɒɪˈپː (formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his property was entrusted by a court See also receiver
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dz·t· dz·t·󾱱 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of committee1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Anglo-French; commit, -ee
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of committee1

C15: from committen to entrust + -ee
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A secret cabinet committee was considering how the UK might react if Trump's tariffs materialised.

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So far, said committee spokesman Yasser Farhan, the panel has investigated only the province of Latakia but will soon move to neighboring provinces.

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However, interim principal and vice-chancellor, Prof Shane O'Neill, told the Scottish government's education, children and young people committee that number referred to full-time equivalent posts, and the actual number of people affected would be higher.

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I asked his committee staff to identify any such reference, but haven’t heard back.

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At a recent City Council committee meeting, Park pressed representatives from Hagerty Consulting, the city’s fire recovery contractor, to explain what work they have performed so far.

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