Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by committee

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: by -com-mit-tee
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Through the collaborative efforts of multiple contributors, as a team or committee assigned to accomplish a goal; especially as known for protracted proceedings, a lack of responsiveness, or undesired results.

adv

With any of the results cynically attributed to committee projects, e.g. unnecessary complexity, inconsistency, logical flaws, lack of a unifying vision, banality, lack of style or character, etc.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"A camel is a horse designed by committee."
"Writing workshops result in poetry by committee."

Usage

Humorous

Questions

What does by committee mean?: Through the collaborative efforts of multiple contributors, as a team or committee assigned to accomplish a goal; especially as known for protracted proceedings, a lack of responsiveness, or undesired results.

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