Dictionary
com•mit•tee
Pronunciation: (ku-mit'ē), [key]—
n.
1. a person or group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate, report on, or act upon a particular matter.
2. See
standing committee.
3. Law.an individual to whom the care of a person or a person's estate is committed.
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