Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

executive committee

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: ex-ec-u-tive -com-mit-tee
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subcommittee of a board authorized to make some decisions on behalf of the entire board.

noun

the equivalent of the cabinet of ministers for a city government, serving the mayor.

Example Sentences

"The Council is an executive committee composed of representatives from the Asari Republics, the Turian Hierarchy, and the Salarian Union. Though they have no official power over the independent governments of other species, the Council's decisions carry great weight throughout the galaxy. No single Council race is strong enough to defy the other two, and all have a vested interest in compromise and cooperation."

Inflected Forms

executive committees (plural)

Questions

What does executive committee mean?: A subcommittee of a board authorized to make some decisions on behalf of the entire board.

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