com|mit|tee

com|mit|tee
com|mit|tee «kuh MIHT ee», noun.
1. a group of persons appointed or elected to do some special thing: »

The teacher appointed a committee of five mothers to plan the class picnic. Big decisions at the top are made in committee, and the president must sell the top committee (of which he is a member) on his policies before he can execute them (Time).

 Abbr. com.
2. Law. a person entrusted by a court with the care of a person or estate.
╂[< Anglo-French committee committed, for Middle French commis, past participle of commettre commit < Latin committere; see etym. under commit (Cf. ↑commit)]
Usage Committee, a collective noun, is construed as singular or plural according as the group or the individuals are meant: »

The committee meets today at four. The committee get together with difficulty.


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