Meaning
A small group of people chosen to make decisions for a larger group.
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Word origin
From the verb commit plus the ending -ee, from Latin committere meaning to entrust; a committee is the group a task is entrusted to.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- committere
- English cognates
- commit, commission
Examples
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A committee meets to talk and make decisions together.
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To join a committee means to become one of its members.
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In British English, committee can take a singular or plural verb.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 6: committee, lung, bean and 7 more words.