单词 | committee |
释义 | committeenoun 1kəˈmɪti [treated as singular or plural] A group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group and typically consisting of members of that group: the housing committee [as modifier]: a committee meeting...
1.1(In the UK) a committee appointed by Parliament to consider the details of proposed legislation: there was much scrutiny in committee...
1.2 (Committee of the whole House) (In the UK) the whole House of Commons when sitting as a committee.The Committee of the whole House then considers the bill....
2ˌkɒmɪˈtiː Law A person entrusted with the charge of another person or another person’s property. 2.1chiefly US A person who has been judicially committed to the charge of another because of insanity or mental disability. OriginLate 15th century (in the general sense 'person to whom something has been entrusted'): from commit + -ee. Rhymes |
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