subcommittee

noun sub·com·mit·tee \ ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē , ˌsəb-kə-ˈmi- \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

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Definition of subcommittee

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

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Examples of subcommittee in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of subcommittee from the Web

Appointed in late May by the mayor, commission members are talking of forming committees and subcommittees to address different topics.

— karen zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "Houston mayor names Cy Lakes grad to gun violence commission," 11 June 2018
Young no longer chairs any committee or subcommittee because of Republican party term limits.

— erica martinson, Anchorage Daily News, "‘Why quit?’ Alaska Rep. Don Young, 84 and proud of his accomplishments, says he has the energy for a 24th term," 7 June 2018
Faehn was fired on May 17 in the middle of a national team training camp, less than a week before current USA Gymnastics president Kerry Perry was slated to speak in front of a House subcommittee.

— lauren green, SI.com, "Ex-USA Gymnastics President Leaves Questions Unanswered by Pleading the Fifth at Hearing," 6 June 2018
McSally presided over the field hearing as the chairwoman of the House Homeland Security subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

— rafael carranza, azcentral, "National Guard sent to Arizona border ports to help strained customs officers," 31 May 2018
In his opening remarks to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on environment, Pruitt touted his agency’s efforts to clean up Superfund sites, the most contaminated industrial sites in the country.

— emily atkin, The New Republic, "Scott Pruitt Keeps Taking Credit for Obama’s Work," 1 May 2018
The future of the 25-cent gas tax increase suggested by President Trump lies not in the House Transportation Committee or its subcommittees, but down the hall in the House Ways and Means Committee, which controls the purse strings.

— Washington Post, "Gas tax increase is debated after White House turns to Congress for infrastructure help," 7 Mar. 2018
Singh served on a County Council advisory subcommittee that met last year to study public transportation.

— karen farkas, cleveland.com, "Cuyahoga County asked to impose fee on Uber and Lyft ride-sharing to help RTA," 5 Feb. 2018
Since she was first elected in 1996, Granger has aimed to serve on the defense appropriations subcommittee.

— andrea drusch, star-telegram, "Granger vies to be first woman to chair powerful House committee | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 29 Jan. 2018

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SUBCOMMITTEE Defined for English Language Learners

subcommittee

noun

Definition of subcommittee for English Language Learners

: a part of a committee that is organized for a certain purpose

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subcommittee

noun sub·com·mit·tee \ ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē \

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