committee

Pronunciation: /kəˈmɪt.i/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a special group delegated to consider some matter; - Milton Berle
  2. noun a self-constituted organization to promote something

Etymology

From commit + -ee, or else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere, from con- (“with”) + mittere (“to send”). The OED3 prefers the first etymology.

In classic literature

Synonyms

commission

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
administrative unit
Narrower (hyponyms)
standing committee, board, steering committee, economic and social council commission, political action committee, politburo

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