committee
noun
com·mit·tee
| \ kə-ˈmi-tē
, sense 2 also ˌkä-mi-ˈtē\
, sense 2 also ˌkä-mi-ˈtē\
Definition of committee
1a
: a body of persons delegated to consider, investigate, take action on, or report on some matter
an advisory committee
specifically
: a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to give consideration to legislative matters
The bill has been sent back to committee.
b
: a self-constituted organization for the promotion of a common object
the Olympic Committee the Northwest Wildlife Committee
c
US sports, informal
: a group of players on a team who share a particular role in the team's play instead of having an individual player principally assigned to that role
After going with a committee of running backs last season, the Chiefs were hoping Bam Morris would be able to go the full 16 games as the feature runner, something he has never done in his career.— Bob Fedas
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Examples of committee in a Sentence
We're waiting for recommendations from the advisory committee.
The bill has been referred back to committee.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lieutenant Lori Bradshaw was on the design committee for the new truck. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Community gets sneak peek at Tomball’s new $1.5M fire truck," 11 Sep. 2019 Weston, who served on the Cincinnati Art Museum's acquisition committee into her 90s, bequeathed most of her post-war art collection ranging from the 1940s to the 1980s to the museum. — The Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Alice Weston, Cincinnati arts patron and a visual artist, dead at 93," 11 Sep. 2019 Having some way to step in when local efforts fail was important for some other senators on the education committee. — Patrick O'donnell, cleveland.com, "State would take over schools after six years of failing to improve, under new plan," 10 Sep. 2019 Those objections were echoed by other Republicans on the committee. — Laura Litvan, Fortune, "Congress Stalled as GOP Waits for Trump’s Move on Gun Control," 10 Sep. 2019 Ivey, in a brief letter to Elliott, said his membership on the eight-member Alabama Transportation Improvement Program (ATRIP) II committee had been terminated. — al, "GOP senator suggests Ivey retaliated for I-10 opposition," 9 Sep. 2019 Democrats on the committee are planning on voting on how the investigation is defined, through a resolution that would set the boundaries of the probe, Politico reported. — Fox News, "Pompeo on the key reason Trump called off Camp David peace talks; Trump-Legend-Teigen in Twitter spat," 9 Sep. 2019 Some on the Fed’s monetary-policy committee see a clear case for further rate cuts. — The Economist, "Now Donald Trump calls the Fed’s chairman an “enemy”," 23 Aug. 2019 Committee Chairman Dan Summers and member Jim Cooper updated RCPG members on the committee’s recent activities June 6. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "Committee keeps SR-67 in public eye," 17 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'committee.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for committee
committee
noun
English Language Learners Definition of committee
: a group of people who are chosen to do a particular job or to make decisions about something
See the full definition for committee in the English Language Learners Dictionary
committee
noun
com·mit·tee
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Kids Definition of committee
: a group of persons appointed or elected to study a problem, plan an event, or perform a specific duty
committee
noun
com·mit·tee
Legal Definition of committee
1
: a person to whom a charge (as an incompetent) is committed — compare conservator, curator, guardian, tutor
2a
: a body of persons delegated or assigned to consider, investigate, act on, or report on some matter
especially
: a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to consider legislative matters (as drafting bills or conducting hearings)
the Senate judiciary committee
— see also conference committee, joint committee
b
: a private organization for the promotion of a common object
political action committees
— compare council