COMMITTEE


Meaning of COMMITTEE in English

■ noun

1》 kə'mɪti [treated as sing. or plural ] a group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group.

↘a ~ appointed by Parliament to consider proposed legislation.

↘( Committee of the whole House ) the whole House of Commons when sitting as a ~.

2》 ˌkɒmɪ'ti: Law a person entrusted with the charge of another person or another person's property.

↘ chiefly US a person who has been judicially committed to the charge of another because of insanity or mental disability.

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