committee

Alternative forms

• cttee (contraction)
• cmte (contraction)

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) From commit +‎ -ee, else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere, from con- (“with”) + mittere (“to send”).

Pronunciation

group of persons

• enPR: kə-mĭtʹē, IPA^(key): [kəˈmɪt.i]

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• Rhymes: -ɪti

person in charge of another

• (UK) IPA^(key): [kɒmɪˈtiː]
• Rhymes: -iː
• (US) enPR: käm-ĭ-tēʹ, IPA^(key): [kɑmɪˈtiː]
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

committee (plural committees)

1. a body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
2. (archaic) a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.