subcommittees

plural of subcommittee
as in panels
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 If Democrats regain control of the House this fall, DeGette could lead one of the most powerful subcommittees in Congress. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026 According to the spokesperson, the CSU’s Generative AI Advisory Committee and its three subcommittees unanimously recommended renewing the contract. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 Both Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate subcommittees that oversee defense spending pointedly questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Iran ceasefire, the cost of the war and the administration's decision to enter the conflict without Congress' approval. Caroline Linton, CBS News, 12 May 2026 Now the legislature has seven standing committees as opposed to six, and each of those has seven subcommittees as opposed to four, which expands the opportunities for Democratic leadership roles. Teresa Reilly, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026 Iowa lawmakers advanced two bills from House subcommittees Monday that would restrict the commercial operation of self-driving vehicles and assign liability to the owners of autonomous vehicles. Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 18 Feb. 2026 During this session, cabinet members and other administration officials are appearing in front of budget review subcommittees to make their case for funding. Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026 The statement discusses the incumbent’s involvement with other local planning groups and subcommittees in addition to LJCPA. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026 Pol said the task force would like to encompass as much of the state as possible, and as more counties are added, create subcommittees of the task force. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • Comprehensive biomarker panels measure dozens, sometimes hundreds, of biological signals at once.
    Felicity Yost, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The interior is finished in metal panels too and is taken up by a single room.
    Adam Williams July 10, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
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  • Bonuses, commissions, incentives and state-specific rules can all change the outcome.
    Gary Galstyan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The company will take on additional commissions later on, once the first batch rolls out in 2027.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
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  • World Leaders On Friday, a number of official foreign delegations and religious leaders attended a ceremony as Khamenei lay in state.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • A number of visiting foreign dignitaries, including former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and delegations from China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India and Afghanistan, also visited the site, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 July 2026

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