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committees
noun(com-mit-tee)
a body of persons delegated to consider, investigate, take action on, or report on some matter; specifically : a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to give consideration to legislative matters
committees
noun(com-mit-tee)
a self-constituted organization for the promotion of a common object
committees
noun(com-mit-tee)
a group of players on a team who share a particular role in the team's play instead of having an individual player principally assigned to that role
committees
noun(com-mit-tee)
a group formed (as by an industry or an issue-oriented organization) to raise and contribute money to the campaigns of candidates likely to advance the group's interests
committees
noun(com-mit-tee)
school board
committees
noun(com-mit-tee)
a permanent committee especially of a legislative body
committees
noun(com-mit-tee)
a managing or directing committee; specifically : a committee that determines the order in which business will be taken up in a U.S. legislative body
committees
noun(com-mit-tee)
a committee of vigilantes

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