committee       
noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ] uk/kəˈmɪt.i/ us/kəˈmɪt̬.i/
B2 (代表较大的组织决策或搜集信息的)委员会
a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it
  She sits on/is on the school's development committee. 她是学校发展委员会的成员。 
 The local council has just set up a committee to study recycling. 当地市政会刚刚成立了一个研究资源再生利用问题的委员会。 
 a committee meeting 委员会会议 
 - More examples
 - The committee is composed of MPs, doctors, academics and members of the public.
 - The finance committee controls the school's budget.
 - It took a lot of persuasion to convince the committee of the advantages of the new scheme.
 - She has served on the committee for the last 15 years.
 - In his capacity as secretary of the residents association, he regularly attends meetings of the community policing committee.