Associations to the word «Committee»

Wiktionary

COMMITTEE, noun. A group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
COMMITTEE, noun. (archaic) a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.

Dictionary definition

COMMITTEE, noun. A special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle.
COMMITTEE, noun. A self-constituted organization to promote something.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats