■ 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.