Thread: Committee and Commission

Hi, everyone

I was wondering if there's a difference between these two terms, "committee" and "commission", since I have since them translated into both "comité" and "comisión", alternatively.

Thanks!!

Ro

Hola Ro, léxicamente parace no haber diferencia pues son sinónimos exactos tanto en inglés como en español, son cognados.

Yes, I agree with Coti.
There is a difference when comité is used in a political context. In Rio de la Plata, comité also means the office or meeting point of a political party.

Regards,

Thanks, both of you! I just kept wondering about it.

You are welcome!

Also I see according to DRAE that this meaning related to Politics is also applied by Spanish speakers from El Salvador and Uruguay.

It seems to me that a commission is more specific than a committee. A commission is a committee that is authorized and directed by a leader to do something. Also, in the Lexibase dictionary, committee is translated into comité and comisión, but commission (in the sense I gave) is only translated into comisión.