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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 subcommittees
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.
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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
Complicating the service’s budget and authorization is that Coast Guard jurisdiction falls to multiple congressional committees and subcommittees.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Advertisement The subpoenas come nearly two weeks after one of the panel’s subcommittees voted to compel the Justice Department to release the files, just before the House left for its summer recess.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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
Complicating the service’s budget and authorization is that Coast Guard jurisdiction falls to multiple congressional committees and subcommittees.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Advertisement The subpoenas come nearly two weeks after one of the panel’s subcommittees voted to compel the Justice Department to release the files, just before the House left for its summer recess.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcommittees
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Together, these make ultrathin, flexible solar cells more practical for real-world use, such as lightweight panels on vehicles, buildings, or portable devices.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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The big thing, though, that gives this case some future spark is the option to change out front and top panels altogether for new-look ones.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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More announcements around commissions and slate developments from both Hilltop Screen and John Gore Studios can be expected this year.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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It was designed by Frida Escobedo, an award-winning architect from Mexico City whose other commissions include a new wing for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York that is scheduled to open in 2030.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Israel, Hamas, and the US dispatched delegations to Egypt for negotiations over a Gaza peace plan, raising the specter of a potential end to the brutal two-year war.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Talks will begin in Egypt in the coming days to finalize the agreement, with both Israeli and Hamas delegations present.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Subcommittees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcommittees. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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