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subcommittee

noun

Definition of subcommittee

as in commission

a part of a committee that is organized for a certain purpose The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.

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Recent Examples of subcommittee Dean was the first high-profile figure to bring attention to the issue, testifying before a House subcommittee in 2020 and appearing at several more in the years that followed. — Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 The subcommittee made a list of recommendations to improve and update the noise program, which the airport advisory committee approved in March and forwarded to county officials, Greening said. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026 Speaking to a congressional subcommittee on April 16 about the outbreak, Kennedy noted that companies usually comply with recalls right away. — CNN Money, 14 June 2026 My role was to work closely with the technical review subcommittee, the federal review body. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for subcommittee

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In a report, the agency's staff recommends that the commission approve the preliminary site and building plans for the arch.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Usually, the zoning commission limits all the speakers in opposition to an agenda item to seven minutes total.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

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In her own bathroom, Carmona went a step further by framing art prints within the panels.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
On Monday afternoon, the judge read the jury charge, giving the panel their instructions for deliberations, and attorneys for both sides made their closing arguments.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

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