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Meaning of 'committee' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Committee [ n.]
- One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together.
2 . Committee [ v. t.]
- One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.

Meaning of 'committee' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . committee [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a special group delegated to consider some matter
Example in sentence:
  • a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours

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