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Committee vs Commissioner - What's the difference?

committee | commissioner |

As nouns the difference between committee and commissioner

is that committee is a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols while commissioner is a member of a commission.

committee

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(wikipedia committee) (en noun)
  • a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
  • (archaic) a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.

    • Derived terms

    * committeeman * committeeperson * committeewoman * subcommittee

    commissioner

    English

    (wikipedia commissioner)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of a commission.
  • Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.
  • An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
  • Someone who commissions something

    • Anagrams

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