"committee" meaning in English

See committee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kəˈmɪti/ Audio: en-us-committee.ogg [US] Forms: committee [singular], committees [plural]
enPR: kə-mĭtʹē Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A group of people that come together to do something or decide something.
    Sense id: simple-committee-en-noun-QnAJrtZ-
     
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