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# committee

noun (committee, committees)

«committee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A group of people chosen to make decisions or plan something for a bigger group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committee/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school, a school council or eco committee plans projects. In everyday life, clubs, churches and governments have committees. Phrases: on a committee, committee meeting.

### Examples

- She was chosen for the school eco committee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committee/#x1)
- The committee met to plan the summer fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committee/#x2)
- The church committee raised money for the roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committee/#x3)
- Parliament has many committees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committee/#x4)
- Our class has a party committee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committee/#x5)
- The committee voted on the new rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committee/#x6)
- When the subscription was finished there was a thousand pounds, and a committee was formed to settle what should be done with it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committee/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: double m, double t, double e: c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e. It can take a singular or plural verb in UK English («the committee is/are»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «committee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/committee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«committee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/committee.html) on Mova free.