a group of people appointed (usually by a larger group) to carry out special duties
group working on project
Cases of word usage
1) (a list of) things to be done or discussed e.g. by a committee (agenda)
2) to establish, give legal authority to, (a committee etc) (constitute)
3) a formal discussion, e.g. at a public meeting, by a committee (debate)
4) (a kind of) structure (of society, of a committee etc) (fabric)
5) a working association between two or more people, committee etc; a sexual relationship between unmarried people (liaison)
6) a government committee or organization with limited power (quango)