Ausschuss

See also: Ausschuß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ūȥschuȥ.

Deverbal from ausschießen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯s.ˌʃʊs/
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Noun

Ausschuss m (strong, genitive Ausschusses, plural Ausschüsse)

  1. board, committee
  2. damaged, unsaleable products; reject, waste, scrap
  3. exit wound

Declension
Declension of Ausschuss [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ausschuss die Ausschüsse
genitive eines des Ausschusses der Ausschüsse
dative einem dem Ausschuss, Ausschusse1 den Ausschüssen
accusative einen den Ausschuss die Ausschüsse

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Synonyms

Hyponyms
  • Bauausschuss (“building committee”)
  • Bundeswahlausschuss (“Federal Electoral Committee”)
  • Finanzausschuss (“finance committee, financial committee”)
  • Geheimdienstausschuss (“intelligence committee”)
  • Haushaltsausschuss (“budget committee”)
  • Justizausschuss (“justice committee, judiciary committee”)
  • Lenkungsausschuss (“steering committee”)
  • Parlamentsausschuss (“parliamentary committee”)
  • Parteiausschuss (“steering committee of a party”)
  • Untersuchungsausschuss (U-Ausschuss)
  • Verteidigungsausschuss (“national defense committee”)

Further reading
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