committee

1. 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. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. n. a special group delegated to consider some matter Source: wordnet

4. n. a self-constituted organization to promote something Source: wordnet

5. One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or bussiness is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together. Commitee of the whole [house], a committee, embracing all the members present, into which a legislative or deliberative body sometimes resolves itself, for the purpose of considering a particular measure under the operation of different rules from those governing the general legislative proceedings. The committee of the whole has its own chairman, and reports its action in the form of recommendations. -- Standing committee. See under Standing. One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian. Source: webster

6. One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter orbussiness is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court,or by any collective body of men acting together. Commitee of thewhole [house], a committee, embracing all the members present, intowhich a legislative or deliberative body sometimes resolves itself,for the purpose of considering a particular measure under theoperation of different rules from those governing the generallegislative proceedings. The committee of the whole has its ownchairman, and reports its action in the form of recommendations.-- Standing committee. See under Standing. Source: adambom

7. n:100 n. a special group delegated to consider some matter n. a self-constituted organization to promote something Source: ecdict

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