Committee
noun
A group of people chosen to make decisions or give advice on a specific subject.
The school committee is discussing the new curriculum.
Often appears as...
- executive committee
- committee member
noun
A group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group.
The selection committee has chosen the final candidates for the job.
Often appears as...
- standing committee
- subcommittee
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Formal
noun
A group of people in an organization who make rules and regulations.
The committee has passed the new law on environmental protection.
Often appears as...
- legislative committee
- ethics committee
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Formal
noun
A group of people chosen to make decisions or give advice on a specific subject.
The school committee is discussing the new curriculum.
Often appears as...
- executive committee
- committee member
noun
A group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group.
The selection committee has chosen the final candidates for the job.
Often appears as...
- standing committee
- subcommittee
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A group of people in an organization who make rules and regulations.
The committee has passed the new law on environmental protection.
Often appears as...
- legislative committee
- ethics committee
Usage tips
Formal
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Pro Tip 1/3Decision Purpose
Committees often make decisions or recommendations, not just discuss issues.
The committee approved the new playground design.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Subject
Committees are formed for distinct topics, from sports to academics.
A fundraising committee was formed for the library.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Nature
Some committees are temporary, dissolving after their goal is achieved.
The event committee will disband after the festival.
Pro Tip 1/3Decision Purpose
Committees often make decisions or recommendations, not just discuss issues.
The committee approved the new playground design.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Subject
Committees are formed for distinct topics, from sports to academics.
A fundraising committee was formed for the library.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Nature
Some committees are temporary, dissolving after their goal is achieved.
The event committee will disband after the festival.
Pro Tip 1/3Decision Purpose
Committees often make decisions or recommendations, not just discuss issues.
The committee approved the new playground design.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Subject
Committees are formed for distinct topics, from sports to academics.
A fundraising committee was formed for the library.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Nature
Some committees are temporary, dissolving after their goal is achieved.
The event committee will disband after the festival.
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
that ultimate decision to the committee and to the cdc i know you're a very busy man but there are two topics that we need to get to there are things that are top of mind for people right now for parents top of mind right now is their kids going back to school you have said that you would like to see of course
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Why students should have...
We knew we had to do something. So over the next few months, we made a committee called Students for a Healthy Oregon, and we set out to end the stigma against mental health. We also wanted to prioritize mental health in schools. With the help of some lobbyists and a few mental health professionals,
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Last Season on MARS PIPE...
die their public opinion will prohibit you from ever doing it again it's a dumb to be strong because death alone that says we're here to stay seven of the world's most beloved scientists and astronauts are dead you're not going to influence my recommendation to the committee when we
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
in your dreams, your mind can create limitless scenarios to help you grasp problems and formulate solutions that you may not consider while awake. John Steinbeck called it the committee of sleep, and research has demonstrated the effectiveness of dreaming on problem solving.
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Kary Mullis: Celebrating...
they don't -- they don't always tell you the truth, you know. There is nothing in their contract, in fact, that makes it to their advantage always, to tell you the truth. And the people I'm talking about are people that like -- they say that they're a member of the committee
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Why we love, why we...
In short, we're capable of loving more than one person at a time. In fact, you can lie in bed at night and swing from deep feelings of attachment for one person to deep feelings of romantic love for somebody else. It's as if there's a committee meeting going on in your head
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Thinking your way out of...
started a business or you landed in a new role like the highly qualified administrator who couldn't believe they gave her the job once she got there she found out the hiring committee had come directly from a wine function she said
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How to get your ideas to...
But they do have a lake. And people used to come from miles around to swim in the lake. They don't anymore. So the founding fathers said, "We've got some money to spend. What can we build here?" And like most committees,
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Mike O'Sullivan: The end...
and further exposed the frailties of the globalized world order. In past international crises, most of them economic or geopolitical, there has usually ultimately been a sense of a committee to save the world.
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Richard Ledgett: The NSA...
and been happy to address them. He had the option to go to congressional committees, and there are mechanisms to do that that are in place, and so he didn't do any of those things. Now, you had said that
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
that ultimate decision to the committee and to the cdc i know you're a very busy man but there are two topics that we need to get to there are things that are top of mind for people right now for parents top of mind right now is their kids going back to school you have said that you would like to see of course
Video examples
Why students should have...
We knew we had to do something. So over the next few months, we made a committee called Students for a Healthy Oregon, and we set out to end the stigma against mental health. We also wanted to prioritize mental health in schools. With the help of some lobbyists and a few mental health professionals,
Video examples
Last Season on MARS PIPE...
die their public opinion will prohibit you from ever doing it again it's a dumb to be strong because death alone that says we're here to stay seven of the world's most beloved scientists and astronauts are dead you're not going to influence my recommendation to the committee when we
Video examples
Why do we dream? - Amy...
in your dreams, your mind can create limitless scenarios to help you grasp problems and formulate solutions that you may not consider while awake. John Steinbeck called it the committee of sleep, and research has demonstrated the effectiveness of dreaming on problem solving.
Video examples
Kary Mullis: Celebrating...
they don't -- they don't always tell you the truth, you know. There is nothing in their contract, in fact, that makes it to their advantage always, to tell you the truth. And the people I'm talking about are people that like -- they say that they're a member of the committee
Video examples
Why we love, why we...
In short, we're capable of loving more than one person at a time. In fact, you can lie in bed at night and swing from deep feelings of attachment for one person to deep feelings of romantic love for somebody else. It's as if there's a committee meeting going on in your head
Video examples
Thinking your way out of...
started a business or you landed in a new role like the highly qualified administrator who couldn't believe they gave her the job once she got there she found out the hiring committee had come directly from a wine function she said
Video examples
How to get your ideas to...
But they do have a lake. And people used to come from miles around to swim in the lake. They don't anymore. So the founding fathers said, "We've got some money to spend. What can we build here?" And like most committees,
Video examples
Mike O'Sullivan: The end...
and further exposed the frailties of the globalized world order. In past international crises, most of them economic or geopolitical, there has usually ultimately been a sense of a committee to save the world.
Video examples
Richard Ledgett: The NSA...
and been happy to address them. He had the option to go to congressional committees, and there are mechanisms to do that that are in place, and so he didn't do any of those things. Now, you had said that
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
There is something about a mortarboard that gives otherwise sane and normal people the overwhelming urge to burden you with advice. Some of them cannot help themselves. They were asked to do it by a committee. But one can only take so many pieces of wisdom before they all start to blur together.
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John Reid
British Politician
There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p' isn't just about darkened committee rooms, endless meetings - it is about giving people the right to make decisions about our lives.
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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
American Historian
If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself.
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Andrew Ng
Chinese Scientist
Deep learning is a very capital-intensive area, and it's rare to find a company with both the necessary resources and a company structure where things can get done without having to pass through too many channels and committee meetings.
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Anthony Trollope
English Author
It is necessary to get a lot of men together, for the show of the thing, otherwise the world will not believe. That is the meaning of committees. But the real work must always be done by one or two men.
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Herman Kahn
American Scientist
A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would give to buying a suit.
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Ben Sasse
American Politician
I'm often asked by search committees for public and private universities to help them think about how to find their next president.
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Angus King
American Politician
Somebody said, 'You may be a committee chair.' I don't think so. I don't think anybody would want me that much.
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Kevin McCarthy
American Politician
You can't serve on every committee. But you can know what happened, what the debate was, who said what.
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Laurence J. Peter
Canadian Writer
Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
There is something about a mortarboard that gives otherwise sane and normal people the overwhelming urge to burden you with advice. Some of them cannot help themselves. They were asked to do it by a committee. But one can only take so many pieces of wisdom before they all start to blur together.
Quote examples
John Reid
British Politician
There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p' isn't just about darkened committee rooms, endless meetings - it is about giving people the right to make decisions about our lives.
Quote examples
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
American Historian
If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself.
Quote examples
Andrew Ng
Chinese Scientist
Deep learning is a very capital-intensive area, and it's rare to find a company with both the necessary resources and a company structure where things can get done without having to pass through too many channels and committee meetings.
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Anthony Trollope
English Author
It is necessary to get a lot of men together, for the show of the thing, otherwise the world will not believe. That is the meaning of committees. But the real work must always be done by one or two men.
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Herman Kahn
American Scientist
A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would give to buying a suit.
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Ben Sasse
American Politician
I'm often asked by search committees for public and private universities to help them think about how to find their next president.
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Angus King
American Politician
Somebody said, 'You may be a committee chair.' I don't think so. I don't think anybody would want me that much.
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Kevin McCarthy
American Politician
You can't serve on every committee. But you can know what happened, what the debate was, who said what.
Quote examples
Laurence J. Peter
Canadian Writer
Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.
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