central committee

noun

A standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states.

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Meanings

central committee1

nouncentral committee (plural central committees)

plural central committees · alternative Central Committee · alternative abbreviation CC

  1. communismA standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states.

    The four-day, closed-door meeting of the ruling Chinese Communist party (CCP) central committee, known as the sixth plenum, is expected to produce a resolution on the history of the party, which analysts say will shape domestic politics and society for decades to come.

    2021 November 8, Vincent Ni, Helen Davidson, “Summit of political elite opens in China as Xi eyes extraordinary third term”, in The Guardian

Central Committee2

nounCentral Committee (plural Central Committees)

plural Central Committees

  1. Alternative letter-case form of central committee.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 黨中央 /党中央, 中央委員會 /中央委员会
  • 黨中央 /党中央 (dǎngzhōngyāng)administrative body
  • 中央委員會 /中央委员会 (zhōngyāng wěiyuánhuì)administrative body
Finnish keskuskomitea
  • keskuskomiteaadministrative body
French comité central
  • comité centraladministrative body
German Zentralkomitee
  • Zentralkomiteeadministrative body
Greek κεντρική επιτροπή
  • κεντρική επιτροπή (kentrikí epitropí)administrative body
Hungarian központi bizottság, központi vezetőség
  • központi bizottságadministrative body
  • központi vezetőségadministrative body
Korean 당중앙
  • 당중앙 (dangjung'ang)administrative body
Russian центральный комитет
  • центральный комитет (centralʹnyj komitet)administrative body
Vietnamese Ban Chấp hành Trung ương
  • Ban Chấp hành Trung ươngadministrative body
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APA

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MLA

“central committee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20committee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “central committee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20committee.

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