committee

Meaning

Noun

• A body of one or more 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.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• program committee

Origin

• From commit + -ee, else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre, from Latin committere, from con- + mittere. The OED3 prefers the first etymology.