subcommittee
noun
sub·com·mit·tee
ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē 
ˌsəb-kə-ˈmi-
: a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose
Examples of subcommittee in a Sentence
The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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None of those accusations, which were aired Monday by subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and other Republican members, has the slightest relationship with truth.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Andy Wiese, chair of that subcommittee, said the current proposal is too intense.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
But Republican leaders still saw promise in Mr. Duncan, who was later awarded a subcommittee chairmanship on the Energy and Commerce committee.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024
But the new regulations were caught up in bitter congressional fights about the federal budget and faced the staunch opposition of Miami Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, who chairs a subcommittee overseeing the State Department budget.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Andy Wiese, chair of that subcommittee, said the current proposal is too intense.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
But Republican leaders still saw promise in Mr. Duncan, who was later awarded a subcommittee chairmanship on the Energy and Commerce committee.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024
But the new regulations were caught up in bitter congressional fights about the federal budget and faced the staunch opposition of Miami Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, who chairs a subcommittee overseeing the State Department budget.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
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subcommittee
noun
sub·com·mit·tee
ˈsəb-kə-ˌmit-ē
ˌsəb-kə-ˈmit-ē
: a part of a committee usually organized for a certain purpose
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subcommittee
noun
sub·com·mit·tee
ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē
: a subdivision of a committee that is assigned a portion of the committee's jurisdiction, holds hearings, amends legislation, and reports to the committee
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