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επιτροπή
committee /e.pi.troˈpi/
nounA2#983 most common
Also: commission, board, trusteeship
Example sentences
Η επιτροπή αποφασίζει.
The committee decides.
Η σχολική επιτροπή οργανώνει μια γιορτή.
The school committee is organizing a celebration.
Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή ανακοίνωσε νέους κανόνες.
The European Commission announced new rules.
Η εξεταστική επιτροπή θα καταθέσει το πόρισμά της στη Βουλή.
The investigative committee will submit its findings to Parliament.
Τα μέλη της επιτροπής διαφώνησαν έντονα σχετικά με τους όρους της συμφωνίας.
The committee members disagreed strongly about the terms of the agreement.
Η σύσταση ανεξάρτητης επιτροπής για τη διερεύνηση της υπόθεσης κρίθηκε αναγκαία, παρά τις έντονες αντιδράσεις ορισμένων μελών.
The formation of an independent committee to investigate the case was deemed necessary, despite strong objections from some members.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | επιτροπή | επιτροπές |
| Genitive | επιτροπής | επιτροπών |
| Accusative | επιτροπή | επιτροπές |
| Vocative | επιτροπή | επιτροπές |
Word family
επιτρέπωto permit, to allowεπίτροποςtrustee, commissioner
τρέπωto turn
τροπήa turn, a shift
τρόποςmanner, wayEtymology
Επιτροπή comes from the verb επιτρέπω, meaning to allow or entrust, formed from the prefix επι- (upon, toward) and the verb τρέπω (to turn). The noun suffix -ή turns this into an abstract noun, giving the sense of something turned over to someone, or a matter entrusted to a group. Over time the word settled into its main modern sense: a body of people entrusted with a task, a committee or commission.
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