committee

== English == === Alternative forms === (contraction) cttee, cmte (abbreviation) cmte., com, com., comm, comm. === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === group of persons (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmɪt.i/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈkə.mɪ.ʈi/, [kɐ.mɪ̈.ʈiˑ] Rhymes: -ɪti person in charge of another (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒm.ɪˈtiː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑ.mɪˈtiː/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.mɪ.ʈi/, [kɔ̞ː.mɪ̈.ʈiˑ] Rhymes: -iː === Noun === committee (plural committees) A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols. (archaic) A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves. (Pakistan, British Pakistani, finance) Alternative form of kameti. ==== Hypernyms ==== group ==== Hyponyms ==== program committee ==== Coordinate terms ==== council squad task force team workgroup working group ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Tok Pisin: komiti → French: comité (see there for further descendants) → Māori: komiti → Samoan: komiti → Swahili: kamati ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === committee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia