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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing committees
subcommittees
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Government shutdowns are a relatively recent phenomenon The appropriations process is notoriously complicated, with each of 12 House and Senate subcommittees required to produce a bill to fund particular areas of the government.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Historically, most of ACIP’s work assessing the safety and effectiveness of vaccines has been done in 11 subcommittees, or work groups.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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