committee

noun

kə-ˈmi-tē How to pronounce committee (audio)
Definition of committeenext
as in panel
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party

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Recent Examples of committee The committee — including Council members Rick Jennings, Phil Pluckebaum and Roger Dickinson — moved the proposal forward. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Campaign finance records show her political committee, Ethical Leadership for Miami, has given $255,000 to Safe and Ready Miami, the entire amount the group has reported raising to date for its campaign. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 And in 2024, she was tapped to lead the chamber’s budget committee. — Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 In September, Ahmed Dirie, who chairs the executive committee of the Israel and Somaliland Friendship Association, told The Jerusalem Post that the two governments shared an enemy in the Houthis and could collaborate to defeat the group. — Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for committee
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  1. panel
  2. commission
  3. subcommittee
Noun
  • To turn rigid solar tech into bendable panels that can roll over backpacks or car roofs, researchers had to fix a major manufacturing flaw in flexible perovskite solar cells.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Hurricanes received 59 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel, 19 more than a week ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of panel
Noun
  • Izzy Trejo, executive director of the New Mexico Racing Commission, said in an email that the commission had no authority over the matter.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The lawsuit renews scrutiny of Epstein’s New Mexico operations, which went uncharged as authorities repeatedly deferred to investigations elsewhere, according to a state commission report.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of commission
Noun
  • Ask it to make sure nothing gets missed, and the checklist may develop subcommittees.
    — Morissa Schwartz, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That subcommittee is chaired by Josh Hawley, who’s a Republican.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of subcommittee

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“Committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committee. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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