committee
//kəˈmɪt.i//
Forms
- Plural
- committees
Definitions
1.A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
- My uncle is on the committee.
2.Alternative form of kameti.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #917
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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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.