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committee en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkə.mɪ.ʈi/ (South-Asia)
• /kəˈmɪt.i/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɔ.mɪ.ʈi/ (South-Asia)
• [kɐ.mɪ̈.ʈiˑ] (South-Asia)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [kɔ̞ː.mɪ̈.ʈiˑ] (South-Asia)
• /ˌkɑ.mɪˈtiː/ (General-American)
• /ˌkɒm.ɪˈtiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From commit + -ee, or else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere, from con- (“with”) + mittere (“to send”). The OED3 prefers the first etymology.

Meanings

1. A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
   • The district court, however, denied the Government's motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' claims regarding operation SHAMROCK, because it "thought congressional committees investigating intelligence matters had revealed so much information about operation SHAMROCK that such a disclosure would pose no threat to the NSA mission." 2006 August 17, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, “Memorandum Opinion”, in ACLU v. NSA, page 6:
   • And it is further ordained, that the Members of both Houses, that now are Members of the assembly of Divines, or any seven of them, be a standing Committee of both houses of Parliament, to consider the causes of suspension from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, not contained in this Ordinance: unto which Committee any Eldership shall present such causes, to the end that the Parliament, if need require, may heare and determine the same. 1643, Parliament of England, Ordinance, together with Rules and Directions concerning Suspension from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in cases of Ignorance and Scandall:
   • For 17 years, I was chairman or ranking member of Senate Judiciary Committee, which overseas nominations to the Court. I presided over nine total nominations—more than anyone alive. Some I supported. Others I didn’t. But every nominee was greeted by committee members. Every nominee got a committee hearing. Every nominee got out of the committee to the Senate floor, even when a nominee did not receive majority support in my committee. 2016, Joe Biden, Timothy K. Lewis, The Defining Difference:
   • My uncle is on the committee.
2. (archaic) A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves.
3. (Pakistan, alt-of, alternative, qualifier:British Pakistani) Alternative form of kameti.
   alt of kameti

Forms

Coordinates

task force · working group · team · squad · workgroup · council

Deriveds

committee of the whole · committeeship · select committee · by committee · committeeman · God committee · a camel is a horse designed by a committee · subcommittee · committee room · school committee · exploratory committee · committeewoman · supercommittee · committeepeople · central committee · clearness committee · committeeless · vigilance committee · joint committee · comitology · steering committee · concom · multicommittee · riding committee · committeeperson · executive committee · itty bitty titty committee · committeeing · standing committee · tissue committee · committeeism · committal

Descendants

komiti · kamati · komiti · komiti · comité

Hypernyms

group

Hyponyms

program committee

Translations (142)

fo nevnd (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · el επιτροπή (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · km គណៈកម្មាធិការ (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · yue 委員會 /委员会 (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · be камі́сія (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ia committee (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · fur comitât (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · id panitera (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · fi toimikunta (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · gd comataidh (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · fr comité (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · kk комитет (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sv kommitté (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · pt comité (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · lv komisija (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sv nämnd (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · be камітэ́т (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · fr commission (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sh odbor (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · lt komitetas (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ja 委員会 (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ms komite (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · uk комі́сія (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · cs komise (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · fi komitea (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · kmr lijne (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · de Kommission (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · nrf conmité (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · pl komisja (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · az komissiya (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ps کمیټه (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · lmo comitad (comità, comitat) (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · mk комите́т (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · et komitee (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · nl commissie (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · pt comitê (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ms panitia (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sm komiti (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · pl komitet (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sl komite (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · he וְעָדָה (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ka კომიტეტი (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · hy հանձնաժողով (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · yi קאָמיטעט (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · lt komisija (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sh ча̑снӣштво (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · kk комиссия (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sw kamati (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · tr kurul (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · fa-ira کُمیتِه (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · xml jawatankuasa (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · da komité (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · lv komiteja (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · my ကော်မတီ (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · is nefnd (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ro comitet (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · fa-ira کُمیسِیون (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · nb komite (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ga coiste (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · fa-ira هِیْئَت (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · la consilium (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · mn комисс (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ms komiti (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · de Komitee (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · id panitia (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · pms comità (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ota انجمن (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · uz komissiya (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · tk komissiýa (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · nan-hbl 委員會 /委员会 (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sq komitet (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · lo ຄະນະກຳມະການ (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · lis ꓗꓳ-ꓟꓲ-ꓔꓲ (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · fi valiokunta (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · mn хороо (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · es comité (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · pt comissão (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · de Ausschuss (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sh комѝте̄т (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · eo komitato (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · nn komite (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sk výbor (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ml കമ്മിറ്റി (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · hy կոմիտե (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ka კომისია (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · cs výbor (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · et komisjon (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · uz qoʻmita (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sk komisia (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · cmn 委員會 /委员会 (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ky комитет (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · km គណៈកម្មការ (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ca comitè (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · it commissione (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · th คณะกรรมการ (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · it comitato (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · bg коми́сия (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sl odbor (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ru коми́ссия (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · hi कमेटी (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ms lajnah (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ro comisie (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · uk коміте́т (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · tg комиссия (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sh čȃsnīštvo (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · nl comité (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · tg комитет (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ms jawatankuasa (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ur اَنْجُمَن (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · az komitə (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ur مَجْلِس (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · kmr kom (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · af komitee (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ky комиссия (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · kmr komîte (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sh komìtēt (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · vo komitetanef (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · nb komité (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · nn komité (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ko 위원회 (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sv utskott (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ug كومىتېت (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · tk komitet (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · vi uỷ ban (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sh òdbor (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ru комите́т (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · izh komitetta (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · tr komite (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · bg комите́т (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · uz komitet (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · mr समिती (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · kmr deste (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · mi komiti (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · hy հանձնախումբ (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · sh о̀дбор (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · da komite (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ur کَمیٹی (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · hi समिति (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · hu bizottság (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · id komite (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ml സമിതി (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) · ar لَجْنَة (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose)