committee
n. group of persons appointed or elected to act upon some matter of business, board, council | ||||
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Committee Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Committee
(v. t.)
One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.
(n.)
One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together.
(v. t.)
One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.
(n.)
One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together.
| WordNet 2.0 |
committee
Noun
1. a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
(synonym) commission
(hypernym) administrative unit, administrative body
(hyponym) Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission
(member-meronym) commissioner
(derivation) entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
2. a self-constituted organization to promote something
(synonym) citizens committee
(hypernym) nongovernmental organization, NGO
(hyponym) vigilance committee
Noun
1. a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
(synonym) commission
(hypernym) administrative unit, administrative body
(hyponym) Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission
(member-meronym) commissioner
(derivation) entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
2. a self-constituted organization to promote something
(synonym) citizens committee
(hypernym) nongovernmental organization, NGO
(hyponym) vigilance committee
| hEnglish - advanced version |
committee
committee
\com`mit*tee"\ (?), n. [from commit, v. t.] (law) one to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.
committee
\com*mit"tee\ (?), n. [cf. of. comité company, and ll. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. the word was apparently influenced by the verb commit, but not directly formed from it. cf. county.] one or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together.
committee
of the whole [house] , a committee, embracing all the members present, into which a legislative or deliberative body sometimes resolves itself, for the purpose of considering a particular measure under the operation of different rules from those governing the general legislative proceedings. the committee of the whole has its own chairman, and reports its action in the form of recommendations.
similar words(5)
ways and means committee
vigilance committee
committee of the whole
welcoming committee
joint committee
committee
\com`mit*tee"\ (?), n. [from commit, v. t.] (law) one to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.
committee
\com*mit"tee\ (?), n. [cf. of. comité company, and ll. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. the word was apparently influenced by the verb commit, but not directly formed from it. cf. county.] one or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together.
committee
of the whole [house] , a committee, embracing all the members present, into which a legislative or deliberative body sometimes resolves itself, for the purpose of considering a particular measure under the operation of different rules from those governing the general legislative proceedings. the committee of the whole has its own chairman, and reports its action in the form of recommendations.
similar words(5)
ways and means committee
vigilance committee
committee of the whole
welcoming committee
joint committee
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
committee
coiste m.
coiste m.
| Dream Dictionary |
Committee
To dream of a committee, foretells that you will be surprised into doing some distasteful work. For one to wait on you, foretells some unfruitful labor will be assigned you.
To dream of a committee, foretells that you will be surprised into doing some distasteful work. For one to wait on you, foretells some unfruitful labor will be assigned you.
| Glossary of Parliamentary Procedure |
committee
A body of Members, or Members and Senators, selected to consider such matters, including bills, as the House may refer to it or empower it to examine. There are several types of committees: standing, legislative, special and joint committees as well as Committees of the Whole.
A body of Members, or Members and Senators, selected to consider such matters, including bills, as the House may refer to it or empower it to examine. There are several types of committees: standing, legislative, special and joint committees as well as Committees of the Whole.
Committee Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary |
Committee
A term of parliamentary law which refers to a body of one or more persons appointed by a larger assembly or society, to consider, investigate and/or take action on certain specific matters. - (read more on Committee)
A term of parliamentary law which refers to a body of one or more persons appointed by a larger assembly or society, to consider, investigate and/or take action on certain specific matters. - (read more on Committee)
Committee Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
COMMITTEE
A group of persons chosen to complete certain work.
A group of persons chosen to complete certain work.
Committee Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Committee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly. Committees often serve several different functions:
- Governance: in organizations too large for all the members to participate in decisions affecting the organization as a whole, a committee (such as a Board of Directors) is given the power to make decisions.
- Coordination: individuals from different parts of an organization (for example, all senior vice presidents) might meet regular to discuss developments in their areas, review projects that cut across organizational boundaries, talk about future options, etc. Where there is a large committee, it's common to have smaller committees with more specialized functions - for example, Boards of Directors of large corporations typically have an (ongoing) audit committee, finance committee, compensation committee, etc. Large academic conferences are usually organized by a co-ordinating committee drawn from the relevant professional body.
- Research and recommendations: committees are often formed to do research and make recommendations on a potential or planned project or change. For example, an organization considering a major capital investment might create a committee of several people to review options and make recommendations to upper management or the Board of Directors. Such committees are typically dissolved after issuing recommendations (often in the form of a final report).
- Project management: while it is generally considered poor management to give operational responsibility to a committee to actually manage a project, this is not unknown. The problem is that no single person can be held accountable for poor performance of the committee, particularly if the chairperson of the committee is seen as a facilitator.
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