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committee
What does committee mean?
committee (noun): a body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use committee in a sentence?
- My uncle is on the committee. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does committee come from?
From commit + -ee, or else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to committee
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “committee” mean?
a sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading
Not quite: that's what harbor means.
an affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic
Not quite: that's what matter means.
a body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
Right! That's what “committee” means.
a part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone
Not quite: that's what chunk means.
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