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单词 committee
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committeenoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]

uk/kəˈmɪt.i/us/kəˈmɪt̬.i/

B2 a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it:

She sits on/is on the school's development committee.
The local council has just set up a committee to study recycling.
a committee meeting

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  • The committee is composed of MPs, doctors, academics and members of the public.
  • The finance committee controls the school's budget.
  • It took a lot of persuasion to convince the committee of the advantages of the new scheme.
  • She has served on the committee for the last 15 years.
  • In his capacity as secretary of the residents association, he regularly attends meetings of the community policing committee.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Organizations, Societies & clubs

  • Assn
  • Assoc
  • association
  • book club
  • brotherhood
  • commission
  • empire
  • fan club
  • FC
  • feeder club
  • foundation
  • friendly society
  • housing association
  • insignia
  • monolith
  • secret society
  • select committee
  • society
  • the lower orders idiom
  • the old guard

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committeenoun [ C ]

us/kəˈmɪt̬·i/

a group of people chosen from a larger group to act on or consider matters of a particular kind:

She sits on the city’s finance committee.

committeenoun [ C ]

uk/kəˈmɪti/us

MEETINGS a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and make decisions or collect information for it:

committee members
a committee meeting
If the others on the committee share his view and the data continues to be weak, a rate rise seems unlikely.
appoint/form/establish a committee A committee was appointed to oversee the building of the new facility.
be/sit/serve on a committee She has served on the committee for many years.
chair a committee The Finance Director usually chairs this committee.
a committee decides/approves/recommends The selection committee recommended that both candidates be appointed.
an advisory/consultative/executive committee
See also
creditors' committee
joint consultative committee
management committee
political action committee
selection committee
steering committee
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