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

During testimony before a House subcommittee on July 23, Richardson was asked about the agency's staffing of call centers. —Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025

The bill was lauded by California Republican colleague Ken Calvert, chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee. —David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025

Meanwhile, a House Oversight subcommittee voted Wednesday to subpoena the Justice Department for files. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025

Just hours before the House was set to adjourn for its monthlong July recess, a federal law enforcement subcommittee of the powerful House Oversight Committee voted for the motion, introduced by Democrats. —Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 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