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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The subcommittee’s hearing Wednesday will follow one by the Senate Commerce Committee, which is scheduled to hear from members of an expert panel that examined safety at Boeing.
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David Koenig, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
For example, the Defense subcommittee is responsible for crafting legislation that funds the Defense Department and related agencies, shepherding it through debates and amendments both in the committee and on the floor — and so on for the other 11 bills.
—Tia Yang, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The subcommittee's review of the movement and construction of the gallows produced several grainy images of the faces of people believed to be near the assembly of the gallows.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
This moment cemented a friendship that had formed two years earlier, when Kennedy visited Delano for a Senate subcommittee field hearing and expressed shock and anger at how farmworkers were being treated.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
But a subcommittee, headed Paetontarn Shinawatra and reporting directly to the prime minister, is already empowered to start reforming the feature film (and long-form documentary) industry.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
This has attracted the attention of Sen. Tim Scott, the ranking Republican member of the Senate subcommittee on Africa and a member of the Senate subcommittee on banking.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024
State legislators will weigh funding for the CSU Immigration Legal Services Project during budget subcommittee hearings this month and next month.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Several supporters of the proposal, including the heads of the statewide and Richmond chapters of the NAACP, attended the Feb. 9 subcommittee hearing in person or online.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
David Koenig, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
For example, the Defense subcommittee is responsible for crafting legislation that funds the Defense Department and related agencies, shepherding it through debates and amendments both in the committee and on the floor — and so on for the other 11 bills.
—Tia Yang, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The subcommittee's review of the movement and construction of the gallows produced several grainy images of the faces of people believed to be near the assembly of the gallows.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
This moment cemented a friendship that had formed two years earlier, when Kennedy visited Delano for a Senate subcommittee field hearing and expressed shock and anger at how farmworkers were being treated.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
But a subcommittee, headed Paetontarn Shinawatra and reporting directly to the prime minister, is already empowered to start reforming the feature film (and long-form documentary) industry.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
This has attracted the attention of Sen. Tim Scott, the ranking Republican member of the Senate subcommittee on Africa and a member of the Senate subcommittee on banking.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024
State legislators will weigh funding for the CSU Immigration Legal Services Project during budget subcommittee hearings this month and next month.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Several supporters of the proposal, including the heads of the statewide and Richmond chapters of the NAACP, attended the Feb. 9 subcommittee hearing in person or online.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 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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