committee
1committee — com‧mit‧tee [kəˈmɪti] noun [countable] a group of people within an organization such as a government, company, or political party who have been chosen or elected in order to do a particular job, take decisions etc: • They will discuss the issue… …
2committee — com·mit·tee n 1: a person to whom a charge (as an incompetent) is committed compare conservator, curator, guardian, tutor …
3Committee — Com*mit tee, n. [Cf. OF. comit[ e] 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… …
4committee — The code directs or allows committees to appear and act on behalf of various classes of creditors. Generally, there is a committee of unsecured creditors in a Chapter 11 case. There also may be committees of equity security holders (shareholders) …
5Committee — 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. [1913 Webster] …
6Committee — (engl., spr. Kammitti), so v. w. Comité …
7Committee — For other uses, see Committee (disambiguation). Committee room, designed 1901, in Halifax Town Hall A committee (or commission ) is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger… …
8committee — n. 1) to appoint, establish, form, organize, set up a committee 2) to disband a committee 3) an ad hoc; advisory; budget; credentials; executive; grievance; nominating; planning; program; select; special; standing; steering; strike; watchdog;… …
9committee — 01. There is a meeting of the Maintenance [committee] at three o clock this afternoon. 02. The safety [committee] is meeting Tuesday to make plans in case of an earthquake. 03. The [committee] members are all volunteers. 04. The testing… …
10committee — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ central ▪ joint ▪ standing ▪ ad hoc, special ▪ select ▪ …
