committee

noun

com·mit·tee kə-ˈmi-tē

sense 2 also ˌkä-mi-ˈtē

Synonyms of committee next

: a body of persons delegated to consider, investigate, take action on, or report on some matter

an advisory committee

specifically : a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to give consideration to legislative matters

The bill has been sent back to committee.

: a self-constituted organization for the promotion of a common object

the Olympic Committee

the Northwest Wildlife Committee

US sports, informal : a group of players on a team who share a particular role in the team's play instead of having an individual player principally assigned to that role

After going with a committee of running backs last season, the Chiefs were hoping Bam Morris would be able to go the full 16 games as the feature runner, something he has never done in his career.—

Bob Fedas

archaic : a person to whom a charge or trust is committed

Examples of committee in a Sentence

We're waiting for recommendations from the advisory committee. The bill has been referred back to committee.

Recent Examples on the Web In the minutes, she is listed as a committee member; members are appointed to the council by the school board, a district spokesperson said. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2023 The committee selections will form the basis of the new flag and seal, though the designs may be modified, according to MNHS. —

Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023 City officials said last week that no one has been chosen for those interview committees, and that other decisions surrounding the panels — like whether the identities of committee members will be made public — are still being worked out. —

Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023 Following the 118-day actors strike, the Screen Actors Guild negotiating committee has released the full contract and terms of their tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023 Search committees are led by existing faculty members who want to hire their own like-minded former students. —

WSJ, 23 Nov. 2023 Jordan and two other committee chairmen leading the inquiry, Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Jason Smith (R-MO), have long had their sights set on roughly a dozen key figures involved with the DOJ's case against Hunter Biden. —

Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2023 In June, committee leaders announced more than 30 subpoenas and dozens of voluntary requests for information. —

Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023 In Arlington, the pension increase was also key for older workers, said Keith Crowell, shop committee chairman for Local 276, which represents hourly employees there. —

Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Nov. 2023 See More

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