committee 音標拼音: [kəm'ɪti]
n . 委員會,全體委員
委員會,全體委員
committee 委員會
committee n 1 :
a special group delegated to consider some matter ; "
a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours " -
Milton Berle [
synonym : {
committee }, {
commission }]
2 :
a self -
constituted organization to promote something [
synonym :
{
committee }, {
citizens committee }]
Committee \
Com `
mit *
tee "\,
n . [
From {
Commit },
v .
t .] (
Law )
One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another ,
as of a lunatic ,
is committed by suitable authority ;
a guardian .
[
1913 Webster ]
Committee \
Com *
mit "
tee \,
n . [
Cf .
OF .
comit ['
e ]
company ,
and LL .
comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count ,
county ,
assize ,
army .
The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit ,
but not directly formed from it .
Cf . {
County }.]
One or more persons elected or appointed ,
to whom any matter or business is referred ,
either by a legislative body ,
or by a court ,
or by any collective body of men acting together .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Committee of the whole [
house ]},
a committee ,
embracing all the members present ,
into which a legislative or deliberative body sometimes resolves itself ,
for the purpose of considering a particular measure under the operation of different rules from those governing the general legislative proceedings .
The committee of the whole has its own chairman ,
and reports its action in the form of recommendations .
{
Standing committee }.
See under {
Standing }.
[
1913 Webster ]
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "
committee ":
ad hoc committee ,
assemblee ,
assembly ,
assignation ,
at home ,
ball ,
board ,
body ,
brawl ,
cabinet ,
caucus ,
colloquium ,
commission ,
committee of one ,
conclave ,
concourse ,
congregation ,
congress ,
conventicle ,
convention ,
convocation ,
council ,
dance ,
date ,
delegation ,
deputation ,
diet ,
eisteddfod ,
festivity ,
fete ,
forgathering ,
forum ,
gathering ,
get -
together ,
housewarming ,
levee ,
meet ,
meeting ,
mission ,
panel ,
party ,
plenum ,
prom ,
quorum ,
rally ,
reception ,
rendezvous ,
seance ,
session ,
shindig ,
sit -
in ,
sitting ,
soiree ,
special committee ,
standing committee ,
subcommittee ,
symposium ,
synod ,
turnout COMMITTEE ,
practice .
When a person has been found non compos ,
the law requires that a guardian should be appointed to take care of his person and estate ;
this guardian is called the committee .
2 .
It is usual to select the committee from the next of kin ;
Shelf .
on Lun .
137 ;
and in case of the lunacy of the husband or wife ,
the one who is of sound mind is entitled ,
unless under very special circumstances ,
to be the committee of the other .
Id .
140 .
This is the committee of the person .
For committee of the estate ,
the heir at law is most favored .
Relations are referred to strangers ,
but the latter may be appointed .
Id .
144 .
3 .
It is the duty of the committee of the person ,
to take care of the lunatic ;
and the committee of the estate is bound to administer the estate faithfully ,
and to account for his administration .
He cannot in general ,
make contracts in relation to the estate of the lunatic ,
or bind it ,
without a Special order of the court or authority that appointed him .
Id .
179 ;
1 Bouv .
Inst .
n .
389 -
91 .
COMMITTEE ,
legislation .
One or more members of a legislative body to whom is specially referred some matter before that body ,
in order that they may investigate and examine into it and report to those who delegated this authority to them .
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