subcommittee

[ suhb-kuh-mit-ee ]

noun

1. a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee.

subcommittee

/ ˈsʌbkəˌmɪtɪ /

noun

1. a distinct and often subordinate division of a committee

Word History and Origins

Origin of subcommittee¹

First recorded in 1600–10; sub- + committee

Example Sentences

The bill will be co-sponsored by Senators Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Brian Schatz and Ed Markey, all Democrats on the antitrust subcommittee.

From TechCrunch

The Urban Area Security Initiative grant program is managed by the city of San Diego’s Office of Homeland Security but the working groups that make the recommendations are subcommittees of the regional San Diego Unified Disaster Council.

From Voice of San Diego

A subcommittee known as the Regional Technology Partnership makes the initial recommendations for how to spend the money locally.

From Voice of San Diego

He bought stock in BWX Technologies before taking charge of the subcommittee, and sold it after the company secured funding from the Navy.

From Fortune

Separately, the subcommittee urged state attorneys general to look for violations of consumer protection laws by these companies.

From ProPublica

A source tells The Daily Beast that Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) will be the next chair of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee.

From The Daily Beast

The top spot on the highways subcommittee is a relatively prestigious post.

From The Daily Beast

As Salem later explained to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the results in question were huge profits.

From The Daily Beast

Something he proved to the stunned faces of the Senate at a subcommittee hearing in 2011.

From The Daily Beast

Or maybe show a photo of Ted Cruz holding a gavel chairing a subcommittee.

From The Daily Beast

A subcommittee was also appointed to study housing congestion and health problems.

From Project Gutenberg

A subcommittee of the legislative committee appeared before the two political conventions, but received no greater attention.

From Project Gutenberg

So the subcommittee consisted of three Republicans and one Democrat.

From Project Gutenberg

About one-fourth of the Alabama testimony was taken in Washington, the rest was taken by the subcommittee in Alabama.

From Project Gutenberg

The subcommittee to whom the task was delegated sat fifty-one hours without a break before its work was completed.

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