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subpanel

  • a word derived from panel.
    panel
    noun
    a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.

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While the main electrical service of an office building might be an OK size for a residential building, remodelers would need to add a subpanel to each residential unit.

From Scientific American Jul. 19, 2023

“The Department of Defense has tried incremental reforms, but they clearly haven’t worked,” said Ms. Gillibrand, who serves as ranking member of the Senate Armed Service Committee’s personnel subpanel.

From Washington Times Jun. 14, 2019

One the Senate appropriations panel – which sets federal spending – the head of the subpanel that sets the budget of the National Institutes of Health survived a re-election scare.

From Science Magazine Nov. 9, 2016

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who chairs the House subpanel on national security oversight, called it “totally unacceptable” but said the incident was just one of a string of security failings on the Secret Service’s watch.

From Washington Times Sep. 20, 2014

“If the FCC is expected to tackle some of the nation’s most pressing communications issues, Commissioners must have the ability to communicate freely,” said Eshoo, the ranking member of the House subpanel on technology. 

From Washington Post Feb. 6, 2013