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

Lee serves as the chair for the Senate subcommittee on antitrust. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026

Birth control expansion House and Senate lawmakers did not hold subcommittee meetings on Reynolds’ proposal to expand birth control access. —Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026

Earlier, in 2022, a House Intelligence subcommittee convened the first congressional hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026

Legislation that advances past the subcommittee continues to the full House Appropriations and Budget Committee for further review. —Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 20 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subcommittee

• committee
• permittee
• prakriti
• atomicity
• catholicity
• ellipticity
• historicity
• mutuality
• bitty
• city
• ditty
• gritty

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