as in commission
a part of a committee that is organized for a certain purpose
The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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Complicating the service’s budget and authorization is that Coast Guard jurisdiction falls to multiple congressional committees and subcommittees.
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Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Lawmakers on a key House Foreign Affairs subcommittee recently introduced legislation designed to disrupt China’s dominance of the global mineral supply by strengthening an existing program that aims to speed the creation of more diverse mineral pipelines.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
With the application deadline weeks away, Darr said the Landmarks Commission subcommittee officials have not determined a limit to how many markers will be approved.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
But what makes this different is this subpoena was approved in a bipartisan manner by a subcommittee vote.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Lawmakers on a key House Foreign Affairs subcommittee recently introduced legislation designed to disrupt China’s dominance of the global mineral supply by strengthening an existing program that aims to speed the creation of more diverse mineral pipelines.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
With the application deadline weeks away, Darr said the Landmarks Commission subcommittee officials have not determined a limit to how many markers will be approved.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
But what makes this different is this subpoena was approved in a bipartisan manner by a subcommittee vote.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcommittee
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If your agreement says commissions or bonuses are payable after separation, the employer must follow that schedule.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Neckties and pussycat bows remain a Bella Freud signature, and Ruspoli also helped Freud secure her first clothing commission—by introducing her to his friend Keith Richards.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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While speaking on a panel at the opening of the movie, which details the life and career of actor John Candy, who died at 43 in 1994, Reynolds revealed that his 2-year-old son, Olin, played a key part in convincing Bill Murray, 74, to have a role in the documentary.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The most advanced silicon panels can convert just under 30 percent of sunlight into electricity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcommittee. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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