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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Luna's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets was established in February 2025 and is a separate House Oversight subcommittee from the one that last held a hearing on UFOs in November.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That same subcommittee will also commission a different $250,000 study on the economic impacts of the pollution for South County residents within the next year, Aguirre said.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The video was released at a House Government Oversight subcommittee hearing into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), which is the military's term for UFOs.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The subcommittee will gather for a one-day meeting to discuss what’s been accomplished, what is happening now and what still needs to be done.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That same subcommittee will also commission a different $250,000 study on the economic impacts of the pollution for South County residents within the next year, Aguirre said.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The video was released at a House Government Oversight subcommittee hearing into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), which is the military's term for UFOs.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The subcommittee will gather for a one-day meeting to discuss what’s been accomplished, what is happening now and what still needs to be done.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcommittee
Noun
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Samberg will be out of commission for the first 6-8 weeks because of injury.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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During that time, more than sixty-seven thousand Palestinians have been killed, and more than a hundred and sixty-nine thousand have been injured; a United Nations commission recently described Israel’s actions as genocide.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Launched as an event program in Japan and Korea, 100 sees teams of amateur and celebrity performers seek to make combined ages of exactly 100, and score a perfect 100 from the audience and panel during a comedy musical guessing game.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The left side of the dress featured a completely open panel that put her side boob, torso, hips and leg on full view.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcommittee. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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