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 Today, Merkley serves on key Senate committees and chairs subcommittees on environmental justice and chemical safety. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 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. 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
Noun
  • The foundation hosts biannual congresses, with panels devoted to discussing recent threats to the rule of law, and awarding honors to lawyers who defend it.
    Fabio Bertoni, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Archaeologists analyzed the monument’s carvings, which feature 123 hieroglyphic panels that chronicle the city’s story.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The first 3 Flat-8 engines are exclusive to Runge commissions.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The work on display during Amman Design Week is the result of year-round learning programs, commissions and mentorship opportunities.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Trump is also expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week when South Korea hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, attended by leaders and delegations from across the region.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In June, Italian delegations visited the stadium during a Libyan-Italian forum for development and reconstruction.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Subcommittees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcommittees. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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