subcommittee

[ suhb-kuh-mit-ee ]

/ ˈsʌb kəˌmɪt i /

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noun

a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee.

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Origin of subcommittee

First recorded in 1600–10; sub- + committee

Words nearby subcommittee

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

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The bill will be co-sponsored by Senators Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Brian Schatz and Ed Markey, all Democrats on the antitrust subcommittee.
New antitrust reform bill charts one possible path for regulating big tech|Taylor Hatmaker|February 4, 2021|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.
Local Law Enforcement Quiet on Relationships With ‘Predictive Policing’ Company|Jesse Marx|February 2, 2021|Voice of San Diego
A subcommittee known as the Regional Technology Partnership makes the initial recommendations for how to spend the money locally.
Council Unknowingly OK’d Surveillance Gear for Secretive Police Group|Jesse Marx|January 13, 2021|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.
Sen. David Perdue’s suspicious stock success shows why members of Congress shouldn’t be allowed to trade individual stocks|jakemeth|December 17, 2020|Fortune

Separately, the subcommittee urged state attorneys general to look for violations of consumer protection laws by these companies.
Congressional Investigation Finds Many Booster Seat Makers “Endangered” Children’s Lives After Review of “Meaningless Safety Testing”|by Patricia Callahan|December 11, 2020|ProPublica
A source tells The Daily Beast that Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) will be the next chair of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee.
Missouri Rep.To Lead Crucial Highways Subcommittee|Tim Mak|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The top spot on the highways subcommittee is a relatively prestigious post.
Missouri Rep.To Lead Crucial Highways Subcommittee|Tim Mak|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Salem later explained to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the results in question were huge profits.
Too Big to Jail: Confessions of a Goldman Sachs Brat|Michael Daly|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Something he proved to the stunned faces of the Senate at a subcommittee hearing in 2011.
Is Synthetic Weed Feuling Yemen’s Terrorism?|Abby Haglage|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or maybe show a photo of Ted Cruz holding a gavel chairing a subcommittee.
Democrats, You Better Get Angry or You’ll Lose Congress|Dean Obeidallah|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A subcommittee was also appointed to study housing congestion and health problems.
Negro Migration during the War|Emmett J. Scott
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
So the subcommittee consisted of three Republicans and one Democrat.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming
About one-fourth of the Alabama testimony was taken in Washington, the rest was taken by the subcommittee in Alabama.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming
The subcommittee to whom the task was delegated sat fifty-one hours without a break before its work was completed.
Marse Henry (Vol. 2)|Henry Watterson

British Dictionary definitions for subcommittee

subcommittee

/ (ˈsʌbkəˌmɪtɪ) /

noun

a distinct and often subordinate division of a committee

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