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der Ausschuss

committee, panel, board, rejects

Der Ausschuss tagt morgen.

The committee meets tomorrow.

Bei der Produktion gibt es immer etwas Ausschuss.

In production, there are always some rejects.

to be/sit ((on a committee)) to be on a committee He is on the finance committee.

Synonyms: (1) Gremium, Komitee; (2) Abfall, Schrott

From 'aus-' (out) + 'Schuss' (shot). Meaning 1 (committee): a group 'shot out' or selected from a larger body. Meaning 2 (rejects): items 'shot out' or rejected from a production line.

Picture a committee as a group 'shot out' ('Ausschuss') from parliament. For rejects, picture items 'shot out' ('Ausschuss') of the factory line.

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