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单词 committee
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•mit•tee /kəˈmɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Governmenta group of persons elected or appointed to perform some function, such as to investigate a particular matter.
See -mit-.
    See collective noun.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•mit•tee  (kə mit′ē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta 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. GovernmentSee standing committee. 
  3. Lawan individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed.
  • Anglo-French; see commit, -ee
  • late Middle English 1425–75
com•mit′tee•ism, com•mit′tee•ship′, n. 
    See collective noun. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
committee n
  1. /kəˈmɪtɪ/ a group of people chosen or appointed to perform a specified service or function
  2. /ˌkɒmɪˈtiː/ (formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his property was entrusted by a court
Etymology: 15th Century: from committen to entrust + -ee
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