committee

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Pronunciation

group of persons

• enPR: kə-mĭtʹē, IPA: [kəˈmɪt.i]

person in charge of another

• (British) IPA: [kɒmɪˈtiː]
• (America) enPR: käm-ĭ-tēʹ, IPA: [kɑmɪˈtiː]

Noun

committee (plural committees)

1. A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
2. (archaic) A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.

Translations

• French: comité, commission
• German: Komitee, Ausschuß
• Italian: comitato
• Portuguese: comité, comitê, comissão
• Russian: комите́т
• Spanish: comité

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