词组 | committee |
释义 | committee /kəˈmɪti/ noun a group of people chosen to do a particular job, make decisions etcadjectives/nouns + committeea government committee A government committee is looking into drug laws.a special committee A special committee of scientists was set up to study the disease.the finance/education etc committee He served on the finance committee.an executive/management committee (=that manages an organization and makes decisions for it) He sat on the firm’s Executive Committee.an advisory committee The government is following the advice of the Food Advisory Committee.a joint committee (=involving two or more groups) The two schools have set up a joint committee to look into the proposal.a select committee (=of politicians and advisers who examine a particular subject, especially in the UK) The government appointed a select committee to look into the issue of press freedom.a standing committee (=a permanent one) He is a member of the standing committee on foreign affairs.a steering committee (=one that directs a particular activity) Jeremy Boxall is the chair of the steering committee set up to organise the celebrations.a planning committee BrE (=one that considers requests to build new buildings) Several concerns were raised at the planning committee.verbs + committeeset up/form/appoint a committee The council appointed a special committee to study the issue.appoint/elect sb to a committee Mr D Pugh was elected to the committee, replacing Mr A J Taylor.serve/sit on a committee (=be a member of an important committee) Our organization is always in need of volunteers to serve on the committee.chair/head a committee (=be in charge of a committee) Professor Peacock was appointed to chair the committee.join a committee I was invited to join a committee to plan the summer carnival.leave/stand down from a committee After three years, she decided to leave the committee. | Everyone was sorry when he stood down from the committee.committee + verbsa committee meets The committee meets once a month.a committee approves/rejects sth The committee has approved the idea.committee + nounsa committee meeting There’s a committee meeting once a month.a committee member also a member of a committee Four committee members did not attend the meeting.a committee chairman also a chairman of a committee There will be a new committee chairman next year.prepositionsa committee on sth She was a member of the Senate committee on welfare reform.be on a committee (=be a member of a committee) I was on the parents’ committee at my kids’ school. |
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