subcommittee

noun

sub·​com·​mit·​tee ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē 

ˌsəb-kə-ˈmi-

: a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose

Examples of subcommittee in a Sentence

The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier this year, a subcommittee consisting of Trustees Katharine Hatch and Susan Rider, along with Irvin and Village Attorney Peter Friedman, was formed to examine the issue. —Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026

Cherfilus-McCormick resigned in April just minutes before the House Ethics Committee was set to recommend sanctions for what a subcommittee found were 25 violations of House rules. —Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026

Harvard began considering the change after the subcommittee found that too many students were getting A's. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 20 May 2026

Nadia Privara Brahms, the county’s behavioral health director, testified on the potential effects of the change during a state Senate budget subcommittee meeting on April 30. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subcommittee

• committee
• permittee
• prakriti
• bitty
• city
• ditty
• gritty
• kitty
• nitty
• pity
• pretty
• smriti

Kids Definition

subcommittee

noun

sub·​com·​mit·​tee ˈsəb-kə-ˌmit-ē 

ˌsəb-kə-ˈmit-ē

: a part of a committee usually organized for a certain purpose

Legal Definition

subcommittee

noun

sub·​com·​mit·​tee ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē 

: a subdivision of a committee that is assigned a portion of the committee's jurisdiction, holds hearings, amends legislation, and reports to the committee