committee
/kəˈmɪti/noun
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समिति
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a group of people chosen to do a particular job or to make decisions on behalf of a larger group
समिति
- A committee has been formed to look into the matter.
- The committee meets every Friday.
- The school committee decided to buy new computers.
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- Radhika was elected to the sports committee.
- The committee consists of seven members from different villages.
Synonyms panel board commission
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
committee + singular or plural verb
In British English a committee can take a singular verb when seen as one body, or a plural verb when members act separately.
British English में 'committee' को एक इकाई मानने पर singular verb और सदस्यों को अलग-अलग मानने पर plural verb आती है।
- The committee meets every Monday.
- The committee are divided on the issue.
on a committee / a committee of
You are on a committee, and a committee is of some members or for some purpose.
आप किसी committee में 'on' होते हैं और committee किसी के 'of' या उद्देश्य के 'for' होती है।
- Radhika is on the sports committee.
- A committee of five was formed.
chair / head a committee
Use chair or head as a verb for leading it.
Committee का नेतृत्व करने के लिए 'chair' या 'head' verb के रूप में लगते हैं।
- The Principal chairs the committee.
committee of inquiry / committee on sth
A committee is named for its task with on or of, and for its members with of.
Committee को उसके कार्य के लिए on या of से और उसके सदस्यों के लिए of से बताया जाता है।
- A committee on education reforms was set up.
- A committee of experts studied the case.
committee member vs member of the committee
Both are correct; the first is a compact noun phrase, and the second is more formal.
दोनों रूप सही हैं; पहला संक्षिप्त noun phrase है और दूसरा अधिक औपचारिक।
- She is a committee member.
- She is a member of the committee.
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verb + committee
formset upappointjoindissolve
- The government set up a committee to study the problem.
adjective + committee
standingselectionorganisingdisciplinaryparliamentary
- The selection committee announced the results.
committee + noun
membermeetingreportchairmandecision
- The committee report was tabled in Parliament.
committee + verb
meetsrecommendsapprovesrejectsinvestigates
- The committee recommends a change in the fee structure.
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- A committee was appointed to inquire into the railway accident.
रेल दुर्घटना की जाँच के लिए एक समिति नियुक्त की गई।
- The cultural committee has planned the annual day.
सांस्कृतिक समिति ने वार्षिक दिवस की योजना बनाई है।
- The proposal is still being studied in committee.
प्रस्ताव पर अभी समिति में विचार हो रहा है।
- He resigned from the housing society committee.
उसने आवासीय सोसायटी की समिति से त्यागपत्र दे दिया।
- Every committee member must sign the register.
समिति के प्रत्येक सदस्य को रजिस्टर पर हस्ताक्षर करने होंगे।
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✗ He is a member in the committee.
✓ He is a member of the committee.
Member takes of.
'Member' के बाद of आता है।
✗ The committee have took its decision.
✓ The committee has taken its decision.
Use the past participle taken, and keep the verb and pronoun consistent.
Past participle 'taken' लगाइए, और verb व pronoun में एकरूपता रखिए।
✗ The committee is consisting of five members.
✓ The committee consists of five members.
Consist is a stative verb, so it is not used in the continuous tense, and it takes of before the parts.
'Consist' stative verb है, इसलिए continuous tense में नहीं आता, और अंगों से पहले 'of' लगता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
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singular or plural verb?
Committee is a collective noun. Use a singular verb when the group acts as one body ('The committee has decided') and a plural verb when the members are seen as individuals ('The committee are divided').
Committee एक collective noun है। जब समिति एक इकाई की तरह काम करती है, तब singular verb आता है, जैसे 'The committee has decided'। जब सदस्यों को अलग-अलग माना जाता है, तब plural verb आता है, जैसे 'The committee are divided'।
§Grammar and usage
Subject-verb agreement questions use it as a collective noun.
Subject-verb agreement में इसे collective noun की तरह पूछा जाता है।