German Conversation · Level 34
74 words
German word
Komitee
Pronunciation
IPA/komiˈteː/
Meaning
- neuter nouncommittee
Example
Wir wählen ein Komitee für das Projekt.
We are choosing a committee for the project.
More examples
Der Vorstand hat ein Komitee zur Qualitätskontrolle gebildet.
The board formed a committee for quality control.
Core concept
A temporary working group gathers around one purpose, prepares a position, and passes its recommendations onward.
Common phrases
ein Komitee bilden
form a committee
ein Komitee einsetzen
set up a committee
Mitglied im Komitee
be a member of the committee
Similar words
Ausschuss: A standing official committee within an organization or parliament that examines and decides matters.
Kommission: A temporary investigative group formed for a particular inquiry or assignment.
Arbeitsgruppe: A small temporary team focused on solving a problem or preparing a plan.
Definition in German
Komitee ist ein meist zeitlich begrenztes Gremium, das Aufgaben vorbereitet und Empfehlungen ausspricht.
Word origin
The German noun follows French comité, whose history leads back to Latin committere through the idea of entrusting a task to a group.
Usage tips
- Komitee often names a specially formed group, while Ausschuss is common for an official committee within an institution.
Opposites
- Einzelentscheidungindividual decisionnoun
- Einzelbeschlussindividual resolutionnoun
Related words
- Komiteemitgliedcommittee membernoun
- Komiteegründungcommittee formationnoun
- Komiteevorsitzcommittee chairmanshipnoun