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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Recent Examples of subcommittee
Speaking to a congressional subcommittee on April 16 about the outbreak, Kennedy noted that companies usually comply with recalls right away.
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CNN Money,
14 June 2026
My role was to work closely with the technical review subcommittee, the federal review body.
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Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
The subcommittee opened an inquiry into Ticketmaster’s role in rising ticket prices.
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François Candelon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
The panel’s antitrust subcommittee considered whether the professional football league overstretched its antitrust exemption under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 by pooling the television rights for all 32 teams into a package that is then sold to various cable networks and streaming services.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
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CNN Money,
14 June 2026
My role was to work closely with the technical review subcommittee, the federal review body.
—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
The subcommittee opened an inquiry into Ticketmaster’s role in rising ticket prices.
—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
The panel’s antitrust subcommittee considered whether the professional football league overstretched its antitrust exemption under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 by pooling the television rights for all 32 teams into a package that is then sold to various cable networks and streaming services.
—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcommittee
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No orchestra has brought back its commission over the last half century, and only Chicago and New York recorded their commissions.
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Brown noted that the residents have a deep mistrust of the Commission, which is a relatively niche commission appointed by the mayor and City-County Council.
Noun
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Similar bills approved by the panel in previous years were never voted on by the full Senate.
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The investor panel that night tried to address this directly.
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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcommittee. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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