committee
committee Lexical Profile
committee Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A group of people appointed or elected from a larger body to perform a specific service, investigate a matter, or make decisions on its behalf.
"The finance committee met for three hours to review the annual budget proposal."
In law, a person or guardian appointed by a court to manage the affairs or property of someone who is legally incapable of doing so themselves.
"The court appointed a committee to oversee the estate and financial interests of the incapacitated heir."
Word Nuance & Usage
Frequently misspelled due to its unusual sequence of three double letters (double 'm', double 't', double 'e'). As a collective noun, it takes a singular verb in American English when acting as a unit, whereas British English often permits a plural verb when emphasizing the individual members.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in the late 15th century from Anglo-French 'comite', past participle of 'commettre' (to entrust), derived from Latin 'committere' (to bring together or entrust). It originally referred to a single individual to whom a special charge or trust was committed, before shifting in the 17th century to denote a collective body of people.