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special committee

spe·cial com·mit·tee
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spesh-uh l kuh-mit-ee]
    • /ˈspɛʃ əl kəˈmɪt i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spesh-uh l kuh-mit-ee]
    • /ˈspɛʃ əl kəˈmɪt i/

Definitions of special committee words

  • noun special committee a committee, as of a legislative body, that is formed to examine and report on a specific bill or issue. 1
  • noun special committee assembly formed for specific purpose 1
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Origin of special committee

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1780-90

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Parts of speech for Special committee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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special committee popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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