Spanish Conversation · Level 34
75 words
Spanish word
comité
Pronunciation
IPA/komiˈte/
Meaning
- masculine nouncommittee
Example
¿Quién asistirá al comité mañana?
Who will attend the committee tomorrow?
More examples
El comité evaluará las solicitudes la próxima semana.
The committee will evaluate the applications next week.
Core concept
A designated group within an organization meeting to discuss and decide specific matters.
Common phrases
presidente del comité
committee chair
secretario del comité
committee secretary
comité de coordinación
coordination committee
Similar words
reunión: Temporary gathering of people who meet to discuss a specific issue or activity.
comisión: Officially formed body assigned a particular mission or task to investigate, manage, or implement.
consejo: Selected body that meets to advise or make collective decisions on institutional matters.
delegación: Group of representatives sent by an organization to perform duties or conduct negotiations.
Definition in Spanish
Grupo de personas nombradas o elegidas dentro de una organización para discutir y decidir sobre asuntos específicos.
Word origin
Borrowed into Spanish from French comité and ultimately from Latin comitatus 'company', from comes 'companion', reflecting a gathered body of companions chosen to act together.
Usage tips
- Comité normally denotes a formal, appointed or elected body inside an institution rather than a casual gathering, and it is spelled with one t and an acute accent on the final e.
Other meanings
- panelnoun