Definitions for committee

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committee com·mit·tee

Spelling: [kuh-mit-ee]

IPA: /kəˈmɪt i/

Committee is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 154 anagrams from letters in committee (ceeimmott).

Definitions for committee

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. standing committee.
3. Law. an individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed.

Origin of committee

1425-75; late Middle English Anglo-French; see commit, -ee

Examples for committee

The committee recommended a single—and simple—principle be applied to the law, that of consent.

But Chechen leader Kadyrov does not think that committee Against Torture was needed in Chechnya.

"Your committee," said Mr. Durant, politely ignoring the manner of the questioner.

When he was appointed few expected that he would be able to guide his committee to a radical conclusion but he did.

The White House was informed by the committee on Monday that the report would be released the following day.

Team Christie has greeted the committee's news with somewhat predictable gloating.

Mr. Roebuck gave notice of the appointment of his committee.

The advance booking, however, was more than 400, and the committee would not hear of it.

But the discretion of the committee must be an informed discretion.

It fell to young Ried to appoint the committee on decoration.