committee
US /kəˈmɪti/
・UK /kəˈmɪti/
A2
noun
- Group of people who do or decide something
- A group of people who control or govern something.
- A group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group.
- A group of members of a legislative body assigned to examine proposed legislation.
- A group of Members of Parliament who examine bills and issues.
- A group of people controlling a political party.
- A body of people formally appointed to consider or take action on a particular matter.
Examples
I talked to some of the people on the committee.
a committee on the safety of medicines