English

Etymology
AF. comité, past participle of commettre, to commit

Pronunciation
(group of persons):
*AHD|k�-mĭtʹ�, IPA|/k��mɪti/, SAMPA|/k@"mIti/
*audio|en-us-committee.ogg|Audio (US)
*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪti|-ɪti
(person in charge of another):
*(UK): IPA|/k�mɪ�ti�/, SAMPA|/kQmIt"i:/
*(US): AHD|käm-ĭ-t�ʹ, IPA|/k�mɪ�ti�/, SAMPA|/kAmIt"i:/
*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�|-i�

Noun
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1. a group of 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.

Derived terms
committeeman
committeeperson
committeewoman
subcommittee

Translations
trans-top|group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose
Bulgarian: коми�е� m, коми�и� f
Czech: výbor m
Finnish: komitea
French: comité m
German: Komitee n, Ausschu� m
Hebrew: �ע�� (va'ada) f
Indonesian: komite, panitia, panitera
Japanese: ��� (�����, iinkai)
Interlingua: #Interlingua|committee
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Korean: ��� (wiwonhoe)
Kurdish: komîte f, deste f, lijne f, kom f
Polish: komitet m
Portuguese: comité m
Serbian: �asništvo n
Slovene: komite m
Spanish: comité m
Volapük: komitetanef
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trans-top|archaic: someone in charge of another
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