welcoming committee

• Grupo de pessoas, muitas vezes representando uma organização ou comunidade, designado para receber e acolher recém-chegados, visitantes ou novos membros.

A group of people, often representing an organization or community, who are designated to greet and welcome new arrivals, visitors, or members.

1. Group of greetersB1formal

   A group of people organized to greet and welcome a new person, visitor, or group.

   Comissão de boas-vindas

   • The school's welcoming committee greeted the new students on their first day.
   • A welcoming committee was formed to meet the visiting diplomats at the airport.
   • The company's welcoming committee gave the new employees a tour of the office.

2. Humorous or sarcastic greetingB2informal

   Used humorously or sarcastically to describe an unpleasant or hostile reception.

   Comissão de boas-vindas

   • When he arrived late, his boss was the welcoming committee with a list of complaints.
   • The rain and traffic jams were the city's welcoming committee for the tourists.
   • The angry neighbors formed a welcoming committee for the new construction project.