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comités

committees

noun koh-mee-TEHS Rare
People & Society Government

Origin: French comité (committee)

Usage Note

Comités is the plural of comité (committee); the accent on the final syllable is retained in both forms. It is widely used in political, academic, and corporate contexts. Note that Spanish also has comisión (commission/committee), which often implies a more investigative or delegated body than comité.

Examples

"Los comités debatieron la nueva propuesta de ley."

Natural Translation

The committees debated the new bill.

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