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committee

noun

kə-ˈmi-tē

Definition of committee

as in panel

a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party

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Recent Examples of committee Warsh could go into the October meeting primed to muscle up wavering committee members based on booming demand for AI spending and warm readings in the inflation data. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Maldonado, who attended schools in the district, has served on the Student Health Advisory Committee, District Educational Improvement Council and other Edgewood committees. — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Which committee owns the risk when an autonomous agent makes a decision nobody explicitly approved? — Tj Marlin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Cotham’s donors include the political committees of state House Speaker Destin Hall and Charlotte City Councilman Ed Driggs. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for committee

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Wood panel in front of the three-compartment sink is not smooth and easily cleanable and container used for butter packets is cracked.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
ChatGPT’s Chrome extension has been able to read your open tabs since July, when OpenAI added the feature to its Side Chat panel.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026

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The prospect of the Weitzman joining the Smithsonian dates back to legislation passed by the Biden administration in 2024 to establish the congressional commission.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Applications will be approved by the commission on a first come, first served basis.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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