committee 1
noundomain: group
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a special group delegated to consider some matter
Examples
- 1.a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours - Milton Berle
Hypernym
a unit with administrative responsibilities
Member_meronym
commissioner 2
noun
a member of a commission
a member of a committee
EnglishDerivationally related form
commit 4
verb
confer a trust upon
Hyponym
a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
board 1
noun
a committee having supervisory powers
a commission delegated to supervise an election
a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views
Member_holonym
commissioner 2
noun
a member of a commission
a member of a committee
