Synonym: council, delegation, group. Similar words: summit, admit to, commission, commissioner, little by little, fit to, little, submit. Meaning: [kə'mɪtɪ] 
n. 1. a special group delegated to consider some matter 2. a self-constituted organization to promote something.
n. 1. a special group delegated to consider some matter 2. a self-constituted organization to promote something. 181) The committee comprises/consists of two lawyers, two journalists and a teacher. You can also say is comprised of, though this use is often avoided in written English. It is not correct to use comprises of or is composed by /from.
182) The committee will not meet in default of a chairman.
More similar words: summit, admit to, commission, commissioner, little by little, fit to, little, submit, permit, a little, pittance, teen, swimming, transmit, steel, steer, steep, immigrant, to the limit, limitation, fifteen, teenage, programming, immigration, teenager, repartee, volunteer, self-esteem, letter, matter.