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
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.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Language to authorize a resolution creating the select subcommittee was tucked into a procedural rule vote teeing up consideration of other measures, rather than as a stand-alone bill.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Welcoming new hires and focusing on internal culture: Our inclusion subcommittee consists of about 30 ProPublicans who meet monthly to consider ways to make the newsroom more inclusive and fair, while building support for one another as colleagues.
—Vianna Davila, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2025
The ordinance outlines the number of people on the subcommittee, its duties, Open Meetings Act requirements, and how members will be appointed.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Language to authorize a resolution creating the select subcommittee was tucked into a procedural rule vote teeing up consideration of other measures, rather than as a stand-alone bill.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Welcoming new hires and focusing on internal culture: Our inclusion subcommittee consists of about 30 ProPublicans who meet monthly to consider ways to make the newsroom more inclusive and fair, while building support for one another as colleagues.
—Vianna Davila, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2025
The ordinance outlines the number of people on the subcommittee, its duties, Open Meetings Act requirements, and how members will be appointed.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcommittee
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Some brokers are facilitating this fraud by signing people up for coverage without their knowledge—and collecting a commission for their effort.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then Martinez, famously one of the commission’s most pugnacious members, decided to share a response.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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The panel issued over 100 recommendations, from limiting cash bail for misdemeanors to expanding racial equity training for prosecutors.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel voted to convict Bolsonaro on all five counts in the landmark case, and to sentence him to 27 years and three months in prison.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcommittee. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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