Definition

Noun: A formal gathering of a committee's members to discuss, deliberate on, and make decisions regarding administrative, organizational, or procedural matters under the committee's purview.

Usage

A "committee meeting" is a scheduled, structured assembly. It is typically convened to fulfill specific administrative functions such as planning, reviewing reports, formulating policy, or making recommendations. The term implies an official, task-oriented gathering rather than a casual discussion.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The finance committee meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
  • All members must submit their reports before the committee meeting.
  • Decisions made during the committee meeting will be recorded in the official minutes.

Advanced Usage

• "to convene a committee meeting": to officially call or organize a meeting of the committee.
  • The chairperson has the authority to convene a committee meeting.
• "to adjourn a committee meeting": to formally bring a meeting to a close.
  • The motion to adjourn the committee meeting was passed unanimously.

Variants and Related Words

• Meeting (n): A general term for an assembly of people for a particular purpose.
• Board meeting (n): A meeting of a company's board of directors, a specific type of administrative committee.
• Subcommittee meeting (n): A meeting of a smaller group formed from a main committee to focus on a specific task.

Synonyms

• Administrative meeting: A meeting held for organizational management purposes.
• Deliberative assembly: A group meeting to discuss and debate matters formally.

Related Phrases

• "on the agenda for the committee meeting": listed as a topic to be discussed.
  • Budget approval is the first item on the agenda for the committee meeting.
• "minutes of the committee meeting": the official written record of what was discussed and decided.
  • Please review the minutes of the last committee meeting.

Noun

1. a meeting for administrative purposes