committee
English Thesaurus
1. a special group delegated to consider some matter (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | board, |
| definition | : | a committee having supervisory powers (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | election commission, |
| definition | : | a commission delegated to supervise an election (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | fairness commission, |
| definition | : | a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | planning commission, |
| definition | : | a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | conservancy, |
| definition | : | a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | select committee, |
| definition | : | a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | subcommittee, |
| definition | : | a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | steering committee, |
| definition | : | a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | finance committee, |
| definition | : | a committee appointed to consider financial issues (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | politburo, |
| definition | : | the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | pac, political action committee, |
| definition | : | committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | praesidium, presidium, |
| definition | : | a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | zoning commission, |
| definition | : | a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | jury, panel, |
| definition | : | a committee appointed to judge a competition (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | vestry, |
| definition | : | in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | commissioner, |
| definition | : | a member of a commission (noun.person) |
| member holonym | : | committee member, |
| definition | : | a member of a committee (noun.person) |
2. a self-constituted organization to promote something (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | vigilance committee, |
| definition | : | a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | welcoming committee, |
| definition | : | a committee to welcome new residents to a community (noun.group) |
3. a special group delegated to consider some matter (noun.group)
| derivation | : | commissioner, |
| definition | : | a member of a commission (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | commissioner, |
| definition | : | a member of a commission (noun.person) |
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