0 a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it: --
1 a group of people chosen from a larger group to act on or consider matters of a particular kind: --
2 a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and make decisions or collect information for it: --
an advisory/consultative/executive committee
a committee decides/approves/recommends The selection committee recommended that both candidates be appointed.
chair a committee The Finance Director usually chairs this committee.
be/sit/serve on a committee She has served on the committee for many years.
appoint/form/establish a committee A committee was appointed to oversee the building of the new facility.
If the others on the committee share his view and the data continues to be weak, a rate rise seems unlikely.
a committee meeting
committee members
The first committees to be elected had only six months to learn about governance before the safe zone suddenly disintegrated.
There is even a brief note on how to help a language standardisation committee produce an elegant and manageable language design.
From the end of the 1970s this position dominated the public debate, and that critique led to a new period of committees and surveys.
These gifts not only endeared him to many friends and colleagues but made him a valued member of boards and committees.
The committee made a recommendation against screening women under the age of 50.
A national committee which could be relied on to assess and veto unethical research could be a great benefit.
The case was referred to the ethical review committee of the medical faculty.
The project committee and the teachers have now decided by consensus that registers would be kept.
