Words / B2

PANL/ˈpænl/

A panel is a small chosen group: an expert panel, a panel of judges, a discussion panel. Committee is often standing and official; jury is for court (or a competition). Panel can also mean a flat board (a solar panel). In speech, a group of experts is enough. Do not call a whole workforce a panel, and keep the experts sense and the board sense apart.

Meaning

A small group of people chosen to discuss, judge, or advise on something.

Examples

• “An expert panel reviewed the hospital’s safety data.”
• “An independent panel reviewed the hospital’s mortality data.”
• “Solar panels on the roof, which is the board sense, not a committee.”

Good to know

an expert / interview panel; a panel of judges. Standing body: committee. Court: jury. Also a flat board. Not the whole staff.

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