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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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
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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcommittee. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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