committee
committee
[kəˈmɪti]
noun
[kəˈmɪti]
noun
- [treated as sing. or pl.]a group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group and typically consisting of members of that group
委员会
the housing committee.
住房供给委员会。
[as modifier]a committee meeting.
委员会会议。
■(in the UK) a group of this kind appointed by Parliament to consider the details of proposed legislation
（英国）国会立法研究委员会
there was much scrutiny in committee.
国会立法研究委员会正在进行详细审查。
■(Committee of the whole House)(in the UK) the whole House of Commons when sitting as a committee
（英国）下院全体委员会 - (Law)(Brit.)a person entrusted with the charge of another person or another person's property
(律)(英)受托人；监护人
■(chiefly US)a person who has been judicially committed to the charge of another because of insanity or mental ratardation
(主 美)精神病者监护人
- late 15th cent. (in the general sense 'person to whom something has been entrusted'): from commit + -ee
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