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.
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When the event was hosted at Breezy Point Resort on Pelican Lake and the Breezy Point and Pequot Lakes communities in 2001 and 2008, and at Grand View Lodge on Gull Lake and Nisswa in 2014, co-chairs spearheaded the planning with the chambers and subcommittees. Nancy Vogt, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025 Legislators would have to weigh the decision of achieving savings with the impact that would have on labor relations with bargaining units, Nick Schroeder, a public employment analyst with the Analyst’s Office, told the subcommittee members. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025 Darlene Costello, the Air Force's principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, told a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee that the Air Force and Boeing were working with the White House on every single security requirement. Luis Martinez, ABC News, 21 May 2025 California California faces an additional $12-billion budget deficit, Newsom says May 14, 2025 State Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-Panorama City), chair of a budget subcommittee on health, said Newsom’s proposal scapegoats immigrants for California’s economic woes. Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for subcommittee

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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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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