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committee
A group of people assigned by a larger organization (e.g., a parliament or association) to deal with specific tasks or topics.
Der Untersuchungsausschuss soll die politischen Hintergründe des Skandals klären.
The investigative committee is supposed to clarify the political background of the scandal.
scrap / rejects
Products or materials that arise during manufacturing but do not meet quality standards and are therefore sorted out.
Bei der Qualitätskontrolle wurde viel Ausschuss entdeckt.
A lot of scrap was discovered during quality control.
Both meanings come from the verb 'ausschießen'. This could mean selecting someone from a group for a task (forming a committee) or sorting something out from a quantity because it is bad (defective goods).
Fehlerhafte Produkte werden sofort ausgeschossen.
Faulty products are sorted out immediately.
The meaning becomes clear from the context. If people are talking about politics, clubs, or organizations, the group of people ('der Ausschuss', committee) is meant. If people are talking about production, factories, or quality, the sorted-out goods ('der Ausschuss', scrap/rejects) are meant.
Der Finanzausschuss des Bundestags tagt heute.
The Bundestag's finance committee is meeting today.
In a political or organizational context, 'Ausschuss' is often used with verbs like 'gründen' (to found/establish), 'einsetzen' (to appoint/set up), or in phrases like 'in einem Ausschuss sitzen' (to sit on a committee).
Für das Problem wurde ein spezieller Ausschuss gegründet.
A special committee was established for the problem.
In the meaning 'defective goods', 'Ausschuss' is an uncountable noun (mass noun). You say 'viel Ausschuss' (a lot of scrap), but not 'drei Ausschüsse' (three scraps).
Das Ziel ist es, den Ausschuss in der Produktion zu reduzieren.
The goal is to reduce scrap in production.
commission
Both Kommission and Ausschuss refer to a group with a specific official task. Ausschuss is especially suitable when the group is formed within a larger organization such as a parliament or association. Kommission emphasizes more the specifically assigned task or an investigation.
Der Ausschuss des Vereins berät über die neuen Regeln.
The association's committee is discussing the new rules.
Die Kommission wurde eigens eingesetzt, um die Ursachen des Problems zu untersuchen.
The commission was set up specifically to investigate the causes of the problem.
