subcommittee

[ suhb-kuh-mit-ee ]

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

Origin of subcommittee

1
First recorded in 1600–10; sub- + committee

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British Dictionary definitions for subcommittee

subcommittee

/ (ˈsʌbkəˌmɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. a distinct and often subordinate division of a committee

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