subcommittee
noun
sub·com·mit·tee
ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē 
ˌsəb-kə-ˈmi-
: 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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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That same subcommittee will also commission a different $250,000 study on the economic impacts of the pollution for South County residents within the next year, Aguirre said.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The subcommittee said companies based in other countries, including China, Kazakhstan and others, have been able to purchase these parts and then sell them to Russia.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The video was released at a House Government Oversight subcommittee hearing into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), which is the military's term for UFOs.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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