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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Interim committees include Arkansas Legislative Council, Legislative Joint Auditing and several other joint committees and subcommittees, according to Pond-Mayo.
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Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
However, Civil Code 5501 allows boards to create a subcommittee of the treasurer and at least one other board member to review the documents and reports each month if that fact is recorded in the minutes of the next open board meeting.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025
Before taking the White House job, Waltz served as chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness and was a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
—Franco Ordoñez
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Roy Cohn, a New York lawyer, served as chief counsel to McCarthy’s Senate subcommittee.
—Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
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Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
However, Civil Code 5501 allows boards to create a subcommittee of the treasurer and at least one other board member to review the documents and reports each month if that fact is recorded in the minutes of the next open board meeting.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025
Before taking the White House job, Waltz served as chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness and was a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
—Franco Ordoñez
,
Tamara Keith, NPR, 1 May 2025
Roy Cohn, a New York lawyer, served as chief counsel to McCarthy’s Senate subcommittee.
—Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subcommittee
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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcommittee. Accessed 6 May. 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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