com·mit·tee n
1: a person to whom a charge (as an incompetent) is committed compare conservator, curator, guardian, tutor
2 a: a body of persons delegated or assigned to consider, investigate, act on, or report on some matter; esp: a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to consider legislative matters (as drafting bills or conducting hearings)
b: a private organization for the promotion of a common object
political action committee s compare council
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.