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Meaning of committee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
kəmɪˈʈi

Definitions

  1. A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
  2. A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves.
    archaic
  3. a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs. The committee meet(s) today; (also adjective) a committee meeting. komitee لَجْنَه комисия comitê výbor(ový) der Ausschuß komité; udvalg επιτροπήcomité, comisión komitee هیئت بررسی؛ کمیسیون komitea comitéועדה समिति odbor, povjerenstvo bizottság komite nefnd comitato, commissione 委員会 위원회 komitetas, komisija komiteja; komitejas- jawatankuasa commissiekomité, nemnd, ...
    eg
  4. A group of people officially delegated to perform a function, such as investigating, considering, reporting, or acting on a matter. See Usage Note at collective noun.
  5. Archaic A person to whom a trust or charge is committed.
    Archaic
  6. a group of people chosen or appointed to perform a specified service or function
  7. (Law) (formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court. See also receiver2
  8. a group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate or act upon a particular matter.
  9. an individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed.
  10. A. N → comité m, comisión fto be or sit on a committee → ser miembro de un comitécommittee of inquiry (Parl) → comisión f investigadorasee also executive Csee also management B
    N
  11. B. CPD committee meeting N → reunión f del comitécommittee member N → miembro mf del comitécommittee stage N (Parl) fase en la que un proyecto de ley está siendo estudiado por un comité
    CPD
  12. n → Ausschuss m (also Parl), → Komitee nt; to be or sit on a committee → in einem Ausschuss or Komitee sein or sitzen; Committee of 100 (Brit) → Komitee der Hundert; committee meeting → Ausschusssitzung f; committee member → Ausschussmitglied nt
    n

Equivalents

العربية اللجنة لجنة
Български комисия комитет
Català comité
Čeština komise výbor
Ελληνικά επιτροπή
Esperanto komitato
Español comisión comité
Français comité commission
Gaeilge coiste
Gàidhlig comataidh
עברית ועדה
हिन्दी कमेटी समिति
Magyar bizottság
Bahasa Indonesia komite panitera panitia
Íslenska nefnd
日本語 委員会
한국어 위원회
Kurdî komîte
Latina cōnsilium
Lietuvių komisija komitetas
Te Reo Māori komiti
Македонски комитет
Монгол комисс хороо
Bahasa Melayu jawatankuasa komité lajnah
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကော်မတီ
Nederlands comité commissie
Polski komisja komitet
Português comissão comité
Română comisie comitet
Kiswahili kamati
Тоҷикӣ комиссия
Türkçe komite kurul
Українська комісія комітет
Tiếng Việt uỷ ban

Examples

“My uncle is on the committee.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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