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

Backlash from Republican senators and others led to Blanche telling a House subcommittee in June that the fund was dead. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Nine new emojis will be released by the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit responsible for approving new emojis, in spring 2027, Jennifer Daniel, chair of Unicode's emoji subcommittee, told USA TODAY. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Booker is the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary’s antitrust subcommittee. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 July 2026

When the presidential search resumed in March, the subcommittee started back up with similar membership, including one faculty member from each of the colleges and the vice president, president and past president of the faculty Senate. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subcommittee

• committee
• permittee
• prakriti
• bitty
• city
• ditty
• gritty
• kitty
• nitty
• pity
• pretty
• smriti

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