委員会(いいんかい)

いいんかい
noun
committee, commission, board
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1. committee, commission, board
A group of people appointed or elected to perform a specific function, make decisions, or oversee particular matters. Found in government, schools, corporations, and other organizations.
委員会(いいんかい)で話(はな)し合(あ)いましょう。
Let's discuss it in the committee.
予算(よさん)委員会(いいんかい)が来週(らいしゅう)開(ひら)かれる。
The budget committee will be held next week.
学校(がっこう)の文化祭(ぶんかさい)実行(じっこう)委員会(いいんかい)に入(はい)って、企画(きかく)から運営(うんえい)まで担当(たんとう)した。
I joined the school cultural festival organizing committee and was in charge of everything from planning to management.

Composed of 委員(いいん) (committee member) + 会(かい) (meeting, group).

Common collocations

  • 予算(よさん)委員会(いいんかい): budget committee
  • 実行(じっこう)委員会(いいんかい): executive/organizing committee
  • 選挙管理(せんきょかんり)委員会(いいんかい): election management committee
  • 教育(きょういく)委員会(いいんかい): board of education
  • 委員会(いいんかい)を設置(せっち)する: to establish a committee
  • 委員会(いいんかい)を開(ひら)く: to hold a committee meeting
  • 常任(じょうにん)委員会(いいんかい): standing committee

Usage

Very common in both formal government contexts (e.g., Diet committees) and everyday contexts (school committees, neighborhood associations). In Japanese schools, students participate in various 委員会(いいんかい) like the 図書(としょ)委員会(いいんかい) (library committee) and 保健(ほけん)委員会(いいんかい) (health committee).

Related Words

Related: 委員(いいん) (committee member)
Related: 委員長(いいんちょう) (chairperson)
Compare: 協議会(きょうぎかい) (council)
Compare: 風紀委員(ふうきいいん) (discipline committee member)
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