Committee

(kom-mit'te.) [Same der iv.] Generally, certain persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter of busine is referred, either by a legislative body or by any corporation or society.-C. of the whole House. (Pol.) A legislative body which resolves itself into a Č., in which case each member has a right to speak as often as he pleases. When the House is not in C., each one is only allowed to speak once in turn, unle to tender an explanation. In cases of a C. of the whole House, the Speaker leaves the chair, which is occupied for the time by one of the members, who is constituted and styled the chairman of C.- Standing C. are such as continue during the existence of the legislative se ion.- Select C. are specially appointed to consider and report on particular subjects. [s. 211]