committee

noun

/kəˈmɪti/

[countable + singular or plural verb]

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a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to make decisions or to deal with a particular subject
- an executive/advisory/organizing committee
- a parliamentary/congressional/Senate committee
- The committee has/have decided to close the restaurant.
- The committee unanimously approved the plan.
- to appoint/establish/form a committee
- to chair/head a committee
- on a committee She's on the planning committee.
- He has served on numerous committees.
- I have been invited to sit on the committee.
- before a committee He will be called to give evidence before the committee.
- in committee The bill was still in committee (= being considered by a committee) in early December.
- committee of somebody/something a committee of inquiry
- a committee of MPs/experts
- committee to do something A special committee to investigate the possible impeachment of the governor meets later today.
- committee on something the US House of Representatives' committee on foreign affairs
- a committee member/chairman
- a committee meeting/report
- the chairman/chair of a committee
- a member/meeting of a committee
see also conference committee, political action committee, select committee, selection committee, steering committee
Wordfinder
- agenda
- AGM
- apology
- brainstorming
- breakout
- the chair
- committee
- convene
- meeting
- the minutes
Extra Examples
- The player was fined by the disciplinary committee.
- I talked to some of the people on the committee.
- Lord Stansfield will chair the committee.
- Mr Taylor will chair the board's audit committee.
- She serves on several committees.
- The committee meets every Thursday.
- a committee of experts
- a committee on the safety of medicines
- Economic reform is likely to dominate today's meeting of the party's central committee.
Topics Working lifeb2, People in societyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- central
- joint
- standing
- …
verb + committee
- create
- establish
- form
- …
committee + verb
- meet
- approve
- conclude
- …
committee + noun
- member
- chair
- chairman
- …
preposition
- on a/the committee
- committee on
- committee of
- …
See full entry
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the general sense ‘person to whom something has been entrusted’): from commit + -ee.

单词	committee
释义	committee noun /kəˈmɪti/ /kəˈmɪti/ [countable + singular or plural verb] jump to other results a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to make decisions or to deal with a particular subject an executive/advisory/organizing committee a parliamentary/congressional/Senate committee The committee has/have decided to close the restaurant. The committee unanimously approved the plan. to appoint/establish/form a committee to chair/head a committee on a committee She's on the planning committee. He has served on numerous committees. I have been invited to sit on the committee. before a committee He will be called to give evidence before the committee. in committee The bill was still in committee (= being considered by a committee) in early December. committee of somebody/something a committee of inquiry a committee of MPs/experts committee to do something A special committee to investigate the possible impeachment of the governor meets later today. committee on something the US House of Representatives' committee on foreign affairs a committee member/chairman a committee meeting/report the chairman/chair of a committee a member/meeting of a committee see also conference committee, political action committee, select committee, selection committee, steering committee Wordfinder agenda AGM apology brainstorming breakout the chair committee convene meeting the minutes Extra Examples The player was fined by the disciplinary committee. I talked to some of the people on the committee. Lord Stansfield will chair the committee. Mr Taylor will chair the board's audit committee. She serves on several committees. The committee meets every Thursday. a committee of experts a committee on the safety of medicines Economic reform is likely to dominate today's meeting of the party's central committee. Topics Working lifeb2, People in societyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective central joint standing … verb + committee create establish form … committee + verb meet approve conclude … committee + noun member chair chairman … preposition on a/the committee committee on committee of … See full entry Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the general sense ‘person to whom something has been entrusted’): from commit + -ee.
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