organizing committee

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   A group of people chosen to plan and manage an event, campaign or project.

   Grammar: Can take a singular or plural verb in British English: the organizing committee has met or have met.

   Patterns

   • the organizing committee for something
   • on the organizing committee

   The organizing committee meets every Tuesday to plan the festival.

   She joined the organizing committee for the school reunion.

   The organizing committee chose a venue near the station.

Word forms

Common combinations

serve on the organizing committee

Three parents agreed to serve on the organizing committee.

chair the organizing committee

He was asked to chair the organizing committee for the marathon.

the local organizing committee

The local organizing committee arranged hotels for visitors.

organizing committee member

Every organizing committee member received a printed schedule.

Synonyms and how they differ

planning committee

Planning committee is wider and may handle policy; organizing committee suggests arranging the practical details of one event.

steering committee

A steering committee guides the overall direction of a project and may not do the day-to-day work.

event team

Event team is more casual and does not suggest a formally appointed committee.

Word family

organize verb

to arrange or plan something

organizer noun

a person who plans an event

organization noun

a group or the act of arranging

committee noun

a group chosen for a purpose

Commonly confused: organizing committee or organizational committee?

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