| NOUN | group | citizens committee, committee | a self-constituted organization to promote something |
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| Meaning | A self-constituted organization to promote something. | |
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| Synonym | committee | |
| Narrower | vigilance committee | A volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist |
| welcoming committee | A committee to welcome new residents to a community | |
| Broader | nongovernmental organization, NGO | An organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government |
| Spanish | comité | |
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