Committee

[Sarah]

One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter orbussiness is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court,or by any collective body of men acting together. Commitee of thewhole [house], a committee, embracing all the members present, intowhich a legislative or deliberative body sometimes resolves itself,for the purpose of considering a particular measure under theoperation of different rules from those governing the generallegislative proceedings. The committee of the whole has its ownchairman, and reports its action in the form of recommendations.-- Standing committee. See under Standing.

[Sarah]

A group of people that forms when the stupidity of one person won't suffice.

[Sarah]

Latin- comitas

[Sarah]

The unwilling, appointed by the unfit, to do the unnecessary.

[Tracie Lynn]

Committee in Skiing. The board of officials used to ensure that everything is set up correctly for a competition.