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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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of subcommittee1

First recorded in 1600–10; sub- + committee

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

So the subcommittee consisted of three Republicans and one Democrat.

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

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

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