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com·mit·tee C0511800 (kə-mĭt′ē)n.1. A group of people officially delegated to perform a function, such as investigating, considering, reporting, or acting on a matter. See Usage Note at collective noun.2. Archaic A person to whom a trust or charge is committed.
[From Middle English committe, trustee, from Anglo-Norman comité, past participle of cometre, to commit, from Latin committere; see commit.]committee n 1. a group of people chosen or appointed to perform a specified service or function 2. (Law) (formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court. See also receiver2 [C15: from committen to entrust + -ee]com•mit•tee (kəˈmɪt i)
n. 1. a group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate or act upon a particular matter. 2. an individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed. [1425–75; late Middle English < Anglo-French; see commit, -ee] com•mit′tee•ship`, n. usage: See collective noun. Committee a group of people appointed or elected to administer, discuss, or make reports concerning a subject on which its members are authorities.committeeA committee is a group of people who represent a larger group or organization and who make decisions or plans on behalf of that group or organization. A special committee has been set up.In British English, you can use either a singular or plural form of a verb after committee. Since 1963 the Committee has struggled, unable to shake off its weaknesses.The National Executive Committee have their travelling expenses paid.Note that American speakers usually use only a singular verb form with committee. The North American planning committee has recommended 28 possible topics.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berlecommissionadministrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilitiesEconomic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission - a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nationsblue ribbon commission, blue ribbon committee - an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issueboard - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"election commission - a commission delegated to supervise an electionfairness commission - a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing viewsplanning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developmentsconservancy - a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or riverselect committee - a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purposesubcommittee - a subset of committee members organized for a specific purposestanding committee - a permanent committeesteering committee - a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) bodyethics committee, ethics panel - a committee appointed to consider ethical issuesfinance committee - a committee appointed to consider financial issuespolitburo - the chief executive and political committee of the Communist PartyPAC, political action committee - committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidatespraesidium, presidium - a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in sessionzoning commission - a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial usejury, panel - a committee appointed to judge a competitionvestry - in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the churchcommissioner - a member of a commissioncommittee member - a member of a committee | | 2. | committee - a self-constituted organization to promote somethingcitizens committeeNGO, nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal governmentvigilance committee - a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not existwelcoming committee - a committee to welcome new residents to a community |
committeenoun group, commission, panel, delegation, subcommittee, deputation My report was circulated to all committee members.Quotations
"a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done" [attributed to Fred Allen]
"a group of the unwilling, chosen from the unfit, to do the unnecessary" [Richard Harkness]
"Committees are to get everybody together and homogenize their thinking" [Art Linkletter A Child's Garden of Misinformation]Proverbs
"A committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours"Translationscommittee (kəˈmiti) noun or noun plural a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs. The committee meet(s) today; (also adjective) a committee meeting. 委員會 委员会committee
a camel is a horse designed by a committeeCommittees, due to their reliance on several different opinions and viewpoints, produce results that are fragmented, inefficient, or of poor quality, especially compared to the work of a single individual or a small team. A: "Did you see this latest memo? Can you believe the asinine decisions the task force made?" B: "Well, a camel is a horse designed by a committee."See also: by, camel, committee, design, horsea committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hoursCommittees take a very long time to accomplish something, if they accomplish anything at all. A pun on "minutes," which is a record of what is discussed at a particular meeting. A: "The task force has been in a meeting all day! How can they not have reached a decision by now?" B: "Well, a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours."See also: and, committee, group, hour, keep, men, minute, of, waste, whocommittee
committee, one or more persons appointed or elected to consider, report on, or take action on a particular matter. Because of the advantages of a division of labor, legislative committees of various kinds have assumed much of the work of legislatures in many nations. Standing committees are appointed in both houses of the U.S. Congress at the beginning of every session to deal with bills in the different specific classes. Important congressional committees include ways and means; appropriations; commerce; armed services; foreign relations; and judiciary. The number, but not the scope, of the committees was much reduced in 1946. Since then there has been a large increase in the number of subcommittees, which have become steadily more important. Members of committees are in effect elected by caucuses of the two major parties in Congress; the majority party is given the chairmanship and majority on each committee, and chairmanships, as well as membership on important committees, are influenced by seniority, but seniority is no longer the sole deciding factor and others may override it. The presiding officer of either house may appoint special committees, including those of investigation, which have the power to summon witnesses and compel the submission of evidence. The presiding officers also appoint committees of conference to obtain agreement between the two houses on the content of bills of the same general character. The U.S. legislative committee system conducts most congressional business through its powers of scrutiny and investigation of government departments. In France the constitution of the Fifth Republic permits each legislative chamber to have no more than six standing committees. Because these committees are large, unofficial committees have formed that do much of the real work of examining bills. As in the U.S. government, these committees are quite powerful because of their ability to delay legislation. In Great Britain devices such as committees of the whole are used in the consideration of money bills and there are large standing committees of the House of Commons, but committees have not been very important in the British legislature. Recently attempts have been made to form specialized committees. Bibliography See L. A. Froman, The Congressional Process (1967); G. Goodwin, Jr., The Little Legislatures (1970); Congressional Quarterly, Guide to Congress (3d ed. 1982). committee
committee [kŏ-mit´e] a body of people delegated to perform some function.ethics committee a group of individuals formed to protect the interests of patients and address moral issues. It normally includes a board member of the institution, a lay person, and an administrator. A member of the clergy may also be included, as well as an ethicist if one is available. Most ethics committees work in an advisory capacity; they can help patients and families reach informed decisions and work with health care providers in order to make complex and difficult decisions. The ethics committee often reviews hospital policies and procedures for potential problems and may also reduce the potential for litigation against the institution.committee Hospital practice A group of health professionals affiliated with a hospital who meet regularly to address an area–eg, infection control, safety, etc that needs a multidisciplinary approach to ensure issues are addressed and quality of service is maintained. See Accredited Standards Committee, Blue ribbon committee, Committee of 10, 000, Committee for Freedom of Choice in Cancer Therapy, Credentials committee, Disaster committee, Ethics committee, Executive committee, Hospital committee, Interagency Research Animal committee, International Committee for Standardization, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Research Committee, NAAIDC subcommittee, National Committee for Quality Assurance, Patient care committee, Political action committee, Radioactive drug research committee, Radiation safety committee, Recombinant DNA Advisory committee, Safety committee, Search committee, Seattle committee, Steering committee, Tissue review committee, Utilization review committee. committee
CommitteeAn individual or group of people to whom authority has been delegated by a larger group to perform a particular function or duty. A part of a legislative body made up of one or more individuals who have been assigned the task of investigating a certain issue and reporting their observations and recommendations to the legislature. The Senate has various committees, such as the Committee on Nuclear Energy. The name given to the person or group of people appointed by a court and charged with the responsibility of acting as the guardian of an incompetent person. committee (formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his property was entrusted by a court.COMMITTEE, practice. When a person has been found non compos, the law requires that a guardian should be appointed to take care of his person and estate; this guardian is called the committee.
2. It is usual to select the committee from the next of kin; Shelf. on Lun. 137; and in case of the lunacy of the husband or wife, the one who is of sound mind is entitled, unless under very special circumstances, to be the committee of the other. Id. 140. This is the committee of the person. For committee of the estate, the heir at law is most favored. Relations are referred to strangers, but the latter may be appointed. Id. 144.
3. It is the duty of the committee of the person, to take care of the lunatic; and the committee of the estate is bound to administer the estate faithfully, and to account for his administration. He cannot in general, make contracts in relation to the estate of the lunatic, or bind it, without a Special order of the court or authority that appointed him. Id. 179; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 389-91. COMMITTEE, legislation. One or more members of a legislative body to whom is specially referred some matter before that body, in order that they may investigate and examine into it and report to those who delegated this authority to them. See C
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Synonyms for committeenoun groupSynonyms- group
- commission
- panel
- delegation
- subcommittee
- deputation
Synonyms for committeenoun a special group delegated to consider some matterSynonymsRelated Words- administrative body
- administrative unit
- Economic and Social Council commission
- ECOSOC commission
- blue ribbon commission
- blue ribbon committee
- board
- election commission
- fairness commission
- planning commission
- conservancy
- select committee
- subcommittee
- standing committee
- steering committee
- ethics committee
- ethics panel
- finance committee
- politburo
- PAC
- political action committee
- praesidium
- presidium
- zoning commission
- jury
- panel
- vestry
- commissioner
- committee member
noun a self-constituted organization to promote somethingSynonymsRelated Words- NGO
- nongovernmental organization
- vigilance committee
- welcoming committee
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