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committeeism

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com⋅mit⋅tee

  [kuh-mit-ee]
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–noun
1. a person or group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate, report on, or act upon a particular matter.
2. standing committee.
3. Law. an individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < AF; see commit, -ee

Related forms:
com⋅mit⋅tee⋅ism, com⋅mit⋅tee⋅ship, noun

Usage note:
See collective noun.
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Main Entry: com·mit·tee
Function: noun
1 : a person to whom a charge (as an incompetent) is committed —compare CONSERVATOR, CURATOR, GUARDIAN, TUTOR
2 a : a body of persons delegated or assigned to consider, investigate, act on, or report on some matter; especially : a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to consider legislative matters (as drafting bills or conducting hearings) committee> —see also CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, JOINT COMMITTEE b : a private organization for the promotion of a common object committees> —compare COUNCIL
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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