subcommittee

[ suhb-kuh-mit-ee ]

/ ˈsʌb kəˌmɪt i /

noun

a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee.

Nearby words

subclinical, subclinical absence, subclinical diabetes, subcolumnar, subcommission, subcommittee, subcommunity, subcompact, subcompany, subconscious, subconsciousness

Origin of subcommittee

First recorded in 1600–10; sub- + committee

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Examples from the Web for subcommittee

Something he proved to the stunned faces of the Senate at a subcommittee hearing in 2011.
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Or maybe show a photo of Ted Cruz holding a gavel chairing a subcommittee.
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But neither the act nor the “request” ever made it out of subcommittee.
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The subcommittee also demanded to regulate (Palestinian) Bedouin settlement living there.
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Earlier this season, I asked Gansa about Saul's decision to sell Carrie out in front of a Senate subcommittee.
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The following paper has been submitted by a subcommittee with the recommendation that it be published.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
I vote we adjourn to the porch and learn what the subcommittee on the smugglers notebook has to report.
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A subcommittee of the legislative committee appeared before the two political conventions, but received no greater attention.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman
A number of specimens of Glycozone purchased in the open market were examined by a subcommittee.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
The recommendation of the subcommittee was adopted by the Council, and in accordance therewith the above report is published.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for subcommittee

subcommittee

/ (ˈsʌbkəˌmɪtɪ) /

noun

a distinct and often subordinate division of a committee

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