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committee noun
/kəˈmɪt.i/
/-ˈmɪt ̬-/ n [C + singular or plural verb] Definition
a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it
She sits on/is on the school's development committee.
The local council have just set up a committee to study recycling.
a committee meeting
(Definition of committee noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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