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committee
- /kəˈmɪt.i/ US, UK
- /ˈkə.mɪ.ʈi/ South Asia
- [kɐ.mɪ̈.ʈiˑ] South Asia
- /ˌkɒm.ɪˈtiː/ UK
- /ˌkɑ.mɪˈtiː/ US
- /ˈkɔ.mɪ.ʈi/ South Asia
- [kɔ̞ː.mɪ̈.ʈiˑ] South Asia
Rhymes with -ɪti, -iː
Where it comes from
From commit + -ee, or else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere, from con- (“with”) + mittere (“to send”). The OED3 prefers the first etymology.
noun committees · cttee · cmte · cmte. · com · com.
- A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols. My uncle is on the committee.
- A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves.
- Alternative form of kameti
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: commission, citizens committee, subcommittee, session, caucus, council, bureau, commissioner, comission, convention, colonialism, pension, fee, member, conference, jury
Translations
Every language
noun group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose
| Español | comité |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위원회 wiwonhoe |
| 日本語 | 委員会 iinkai |
| 中文 | 委員會 /委员会 wěiyuánhuì |
| हिन्दी | समिति samiti, कमेटी kameṭī |
| Kiswahili | kamati |
| Português | comité, comitê, comissão |
| Français | comité, commission |
| Deutsch | Komitee, Ausschuss, Kommission |
| Italiano | comitato, commissione |
| Ελληνικά | επιτροπή epitropí |
| Română | comitet, comisie |
| Русский | комите́т komitét, коми́ссия komíssija |
| Tiếng Việt | uỷ ban |
| العربية | لَجْنَة lajna |
| עברית | וְעָדָה v'adá |
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@misc{committee_2026,
title = {committee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/committee},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
