subcommittee

noun

sub·​com·​mit·​tee ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē How to pronounce subcommittee (audio)
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 This has attracted the attention of Sen. Tim Scott, the ranking Republican member of the Senate subcommittee on Africa and a member of the Senate subcommittee on banking. Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024 State legislators will weigh funding for the CSU Immigration Legal Services Project during budget subcommittee hearings this month and next month. Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Several supporters of the proposal, including the heads of the statewide and Richmond chapters of the NAACP, attended the Feb. 9 subcommittee hearing in person or online. Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024 Over the last year, the subcommittee held several public hearings with transportation experts to examine challenges, such as the railroad’s increasing vulnerability to sea-level rise and climate change. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024 The subcommittee weighed Rouse’s bill against a measure from Sen. Adam P. Ebbin (D-Alexandria), which would have allowed existing medical marijuana companies to start selling recreational marijuana July 1. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024 During a subcommittee hearing this month, Maryland Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader requested $2 million to carry the program through the end of the calendar year, when it was set to sunset by statute. Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, deputized him as the top Republican on the Senate’s border security subcommittee. Kayla Guo, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024 Whitaker told a House subcommittee, according to the Associated Press. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of subcommittee was in 1606

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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcommittee. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

subcommittee

noun
sub·​com·​mit·​tee ˈsəb-kə-ˌmit-ē How to pronounce subcommittee (audio)
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 How to pronounce subcommittee (audio)
: 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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