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com·mit·tee n1: a person to whom a charge (as an incompetent) is committed compare conservator, curator, guardian, tutor2 a: a body of persons delegated or assigned to consider, investigate, act on, or report on some matter; esp: a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to consider legislative matters (as drafting bills or conducting hearings)b: a private organization for the promotion of a common objectpolitical action committee s compare council
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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noon advisory group, agency, alliance, appointed group, association, board, body, body of consultants, bureau, cabinet, commission, confederacy, confederation, congregation, consilium, council, delegation, federation, fellowship, group of delegates, league, organization, organized group, representatives, staff, syndicate, trustees
associated concepts: campaign committee, committee of the whole, political committee, standing committee
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agency (commission), assemblage, bureau, caucus, chamber (body), council (assembly), delegation (envoy), deputation (delegation), management (directorate)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) A group of people appointed to perform a specific duty.(2) Someone who has been committed to a mental institution.(3) Someone appointed to care for an incompetent person.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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n.1 A person or group of people who are members of a larger body or organization and are appointed or elected by the body or organization to consider, investigate, or make recommendations concerning a particular subject or to carry out some other duty delegated to it by the body or organization on an ad hoc or permanent basis.2 A person who has been civilly committed.3 The guardian of a civilly committed person or the individual into whose care an incompetent person has been placed.See also conservator.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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An individual or group of people to whom authority has been delegated by a larger group to perform a particular function or duty. A part of a legislative body made up of one or more individuals who have been assigned the task of investigating a certain issue and reporting their observations and recommendations to the legislature. The Senate has various committees, such as the Committee on Nuclear Energy. The name given to the person or group of people appointed by a court and charged with the responsibility of acting as the guardian of an incompetent person.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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An individual or group of people to whom authority has been delegated by a larger group to perform a particular function or duty. A part of a legislative body made up of one or more individuals who have been assigned the task of investigating a certain issue and reporting their observations and recommendations to the legislature. The Senate has various committees, such as the Committee on Nuclear Energy. The name given to the person or group of people appointed by a court and charged with the responsibility of acting as the guardian of an incompetent person.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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committee — com‧mit‧tee [kəˈmɪti] noun [countable] a group of people within an organization such as a government, company, or political party who have been chosen or elected in order to do a particular job, take decisions etc: • They will discuss the issue… … Financial and business terms
committee — can take a singular or plural construction, depending on the sense. If the emphasis is on collectivity or unity, it is treated as singular; if the emphasis is on the individuality of its members, it is treated as plural. Examples: • The committee … Modern English usage
Committee — Com*mit tee, n. [Cf. OF. comit[ e] company, and LL. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit, but not directly formed from it. Cf. {County}.] One or more persons… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
committee — The code directs or allows committees to appear and act on behalf of various classes of creditors. Generally, there is a committee of unsecured creditors in a Chapter 11 case. There also may be committees of equity security holders (shareholders) … Glossary of Bankruptcy
committee — ► NOUN 1) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group. 2) Law, Brit. a person to whom another person or another person s property is entrusted. ● Committee of the whole House Cf. ↑Committee of… … English terms dictionary
committee — [kə mit′ē] n. [ME committe, a representative < Anglo Fr commité, pp. (for Fr commis) of commettre, to commit < L committere: see COMMIT] 1. a group of people chosen, as from the members of a legislature or club, to consider, investigate,… … English World dictionary
Committee — Com mit*tee , n. [From {Commit}, v. t.] (Law) One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Committee — (engl., spr. Kammitti), so v. w. Comité … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
committee — 1620s, from COMMIT (Cf. commit) + EE (Cf. ee), or else a revival of Anglo Fr. commite, pp. of commettre to commit, from L. committere (see COMMIT (Cf. commit)). Originally person to whom something is committed (late 15c.); the 17c. sense was a… … Etymology dictionary
committee — [n] group working on project board, bureau, cabinet, chamber, commission, consultants, convocation, council, investigators, jury, panel, representatives, task force, trustees; concept 381 … New thesaurus