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
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Recent Examples of committees
In September, spending by candidates and independent expenditure committees exceeded $145 million, according to state filings.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The Lauder family, heirs to the Estee Lauder fortune, have given over $2 million to anti-Mamdani committees.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
ByteDance would be represented by one person on the board, but they would be excluded from any security matters or related committees.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Nominees are chosen by committees of film critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
Nominees were selected by committees of film critics, journalists, festival programmers and film curators.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Much of that money soon ended up in political committees.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Independent expenditure committees cannot work with candidates directly.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Part of the jockeying for Council president involves behind the scenes deal-making, with contenders vying to secure votes from their current and potential colleagues — pending the results of next month’s election — by promising chairmanships for their preferred committees, a source told the Herald.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The Lauder family, heirs to the Estee Lauder fortune, have given over $2 million to anti-Mamdani committees.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
ByteDance would be represented by one person on the board, but they would be excluded from any security matters or related committees.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Nominees are chosen by committees of film critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
Nominees were selected by committees of film critics, journalists, festival programmers and film curators.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Much of that money soon ended up in political committees.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Independent expenditure committees cannot work with candidates directly.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Part of the jockeying for Council president involves behind the scenes deal-making, with contenders vying to secure votes from their current and potential colleagues — pending the results of next month’s election — by promising chairmanships for their preferred committees, a source told the Herald.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for committees
Noun
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Tesla offered to replace the panels free of charge in notification letters sent out in May.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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The single panels have two hanging options, including a 3-inch rod pocket or back tabs that can hold curtain rings.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Moreover, the No on 50 campaign ran ads with a clip of former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who championed the independent redistricting commissions, decrying the effort to roll them back.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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This is a really cute way to describe already wealthy people not charging sales commissions to wildfire victims.—
Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Today, Merkley serves on key Senate committees and chairs subcommittees on environmental justice and chemical safety.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Government shutdowns are a relatively recent phenomenon The appropriations process is notoriously complicated, with each of 12 House and Senate subcommittees required to produce a bill to fund particular areas of the government.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Committees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committees. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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