committee (English)
Etymology
- comité|lang=xno, past participle of - |to commit|lang=xno, from - committere|lang=la, from - |with|lang=la + - |to send|lang=la.
Pronunciation
group of persons
- kəˈmɪt.i, /k@"mIt.i/
en-us-committee.ogg
Rhymes: ɪti
person in charge of another
- kɒmɪˈtiː, /kQmIt"i:/
Rhymes: iː
- käm-ĭ-tēʹ, - /kAmIt"i:/
Rhymes: iː
Noun
a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.
Derived terms
committeeman
committeeperson
committeewoman
subcommittee
Translations
group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose
Arabiska - لجنة
Bulgariska - комитет, комисия
Chinese:
: Mandarin - 委員會|sc=Hani, - 委员会|tr=wěiyuánhuì|sc=Hani
Tjeckiska - výbor, komise
Holländska - comité
Finska - komitea
Franska - comité, commission
Tyska - Komitee, Ausschuß
Hebrew: ועדה (va'ada)
Ungerska - bizottság
Indonesian: komite, panitia, panitera
Interlingua: #Interlingua|committee
Irländska - coiste
Italienska - comitato
Japanese: 委員会 (いいんかい, iinkai)
Korean: 위원회 (wiwonhoe)
Kurdish - komîte|f, - deste|f, - lijne|f, - kom|f
Latin - consilium|n
Malaysian_Sign_Language - jawatankuasa
Polska - komitet
Portugisiska - comité
Ryska - комитет, комиссия
Scottish_Gaelic - comataidh|f
Serbo-Croatian: časništvo
Slovene: komite
Spanska - comité
Swahili - kamitii
Turkiska - kurul
Volapük: komitetanef
archaic: someone in charge of another
Franska - tuteur, gardien, curateur
Hebrew - ממונה|m|tr=memuné
Ryska - опекун
Swahili - kamitii
simple:committee
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