subcommittee
noun
sub·com·mit·tee
ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē 
ˌsəb-kə-ˈmi-
: a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose
Examples of subcommittee in a Sentence
The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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Serving in Congress from 2011 to 2019, Duffy was a member of the Financial Services Committee and chair of the subcommittee on insurance and housing.
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Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
Blumenthal, who chairs a Senate subcommittees on privacy, gave the NSSF a Nov. 21 deadline to answer several questions.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, on June 12, 1956, Robeson responded to an overdue summons to appear before a subcommittee of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
King said the subcommittee is going to cut the cost of the library construction, which originally totaled $30 million, before presenting the budget to council for action.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Oct. 2024
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Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
Blumenthal, who chairs a Senate subcommittees on privacy, gave the NSSF a Nov. 21 deadline to answer several questions.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, on June 12, 1956, Robeson responded to an overdue summons to appear before a subcommittee of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
King said the subcommittee is going to cut the cost of the library construction, which originally totaled $30 million, before presenting the budget to council for action.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Oct. 2024
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subcommittee
noun
sub·com·mit·tee
ˈsəb-kə-ˌmit-ē
ˌsəb-kə-ˈmit-ē
: a part of a committee usually organized for a certain purpose
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subcommittee
noun
sub·com·mit·tee
ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē
: a subdivision of a committee that is assigned a portion of the committee's jurisdiction, holds hearings, amends legislation, and reports to the committee
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