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vestry vs committee

committee vs vestry

vestry and committee both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vestry Yes No No No
committee Yes No No No
As nouns, committee is a hypernym of vestry; that is, committee is a word with a broader meaning than vestry:
  • vestry: in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
  • committee: a special group delegated to consider some matter
Other hypernyms of vestry include commission.
vestry (noun) committee (noun)
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held a special group delegated to consider some matter
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church a self-constituted organization to promote something
Difference between vestry and committee

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