Noun: committee ku'mi-tee
- A special group delegated to consider some matter
"a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours";
- commission
- A self-constituted organization to promote something
"A citizens committee formed to advocate for better public transportation";
- citizens committee
Derived forms: committees
Type of: administrative body, administrative unit, NGO, nongovernmental organisation [Brit], nongovernmental organization
Encyclopedia: Committee