Synonyms of committees

committees

noun

plural of committee

as in panels

a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter

a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• panels
• commissions
• subcommittees
• missions
• delegations
• standing committees
• councils
• steering committees
• congresses
• assemblies
• bodies
• synods
• convocations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of committees

The committees are composed primarily of volunteers, and draw from across fields of relevant study and practice. — Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

The parliamentarian’s office advises legislators and their staffs, committees, and each chamber’s presiding officer on legislative procedure and precedent. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

That’s why agriculture committees in both chambers have had the pen on drafting the landmark legislation, alongside the financial and banking committees. — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Republican campaign committees want the Supreme Court to mandate lower prices for election commercials on broadcast TV stations. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

It would then be referred to the two committees with jurisdiction over Social Security — the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Their source was the collective enthusiasm of a population that had gone into revolution—a revolution forming committees of social self-reliance in every field. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Democrats got some good news when the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that political parties and joint fundraising committees do not qualify for the candidate rate for political spending, which is lower than what outside groups have to pay. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Bera, a physician and member of the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees, was part of a bipartisan congressional delegation that visited Port-au-Prince last month, the first such visit in seven years. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026