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

But while Simmons and other industry figures argued for the equity of performers, Henry Hinton, president and CEO of small broadcast radio company Inner Banks Media, presented a different viewpoint to the senate subcommittee. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025

The Kiss bassist appeared Tuesday at a Senate subcommittee hearing on the American Music Fairness Act, a bill that, if enacted, would require radio companies to pay artists for the use of their recordings on the radio. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2025

That request is supposed to include all presentations to the board including the Transaction Committee or any other subcommittee related to the future of the Pierre. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025

According to the city, Adams has been part of various bodies, including Community and Economic Development, Life Enrichment, and Infrastructure and Transportation subcommittees, working with the community, city staff, and local leaders to support residents’ well-being. —Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025

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