committee

Definition

Examples

The planning committee meets every second Tuesday to review the budget.

Word Family

Synonyms

• boarda committee having supervisory powers
• councila body serving in an administrative capacity
• panelsheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

Collocations

• Easy volunteer for community social committee activities
  to volunteer for community social committee activities, meaning to tell voluntarily
• Medium convene the executive safety audit and compliance committee
  to convene the executive safety audit and compliance committee, meaning to meet formally
• Hard congressional conference committee reconciles differing legislative bills
  describing congressional conference committee reconciles differing legislative bills (of or relating to congress)
• Very Hard cynical observation that a camel is a horse designed by committee
  describing cynical observation that a camel is a horse designed by committee (believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others)