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

The bill was the subject of a January House Judiciary subcommittee hearing. —Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026

The lone senator without a bachelor's degree, Mullin heads the Legislative Branch Appropriations subcommittee and sits on the Armed Services, Indian Affairs, and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees. —Justin Papp, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026

Federal regulators have acknowledged that bad actors exist, but the CFPB and a House subcommittee found that the credit bureaus’ systems for identifying third-party involvement were overly broad and dismissed legitimate concerns. —Joel Jacobs, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026

The subcommittee gave Helmer a chance to respond. —Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 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