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

Not just with a press statement, but by sending a letter to Senator Mike Lee, chair of a Senate antitrust subcommittee. —James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026

Last October, Jabo suggested to the Plan Commission that a subcommittee be formed to look into improving the county’s Unified Development Ordinance. —Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

On various red carpets and in numerous interviews and subcommittee meetings, Sarandos has insisted that the streamer does not have and will not have a monopoly with or without the WBD deal. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026

Alternatively, the panel could set up a subcommittee to investigate. —Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 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