Definition of subcommittee
:a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose
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The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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After the Imagine 2020 subcommittee reviews the proposals, the organization will put them up on the website for public comment in October.
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As chair of both the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Interior Appropriations subcommittee, Murkowski has oversight over not only the department's activities but also its budget.
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Company officials did meet with a subcommittee of the CAB about two weeks ago and provided information about the project to board leaders, according to Transource spokesperson Rick Abbruzzese.
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Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testifies before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.
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But Representative Andy Harris (R–MD), who sits on the House subcommittee that oversees NIH, hailed the provision.
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On Thursday, a Senate subcommittee recommended recommended slashing NOAA’s 2018 budget to $4.87 billion, a $710 million decrease.
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The subcommittee will hold a formal legislative markup session to discuss the new portions of the bill on Thursday, June 22.
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The subcommittee has considered adding hiking and jogging trails, a bocce ball court, horseshoes, shuffleboard, a leash-free dog park, a community garden, new access points, and opening it up as a wedding venue.
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First Known Use of subcommittee
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SUBCOMMITTEE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of subcommittee for English Language Learners
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: a part of a committee that is organized for a certain purpose
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subcommittee
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legal Definition of subcommittee
:a subdivision of a committee that is assigned a portion of the committee's jurisdiction, holds hearings, amends legislation, and reports to the committee
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