subcommittee
noun
sub·com·mit·tee
ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē 
ˌsəb-kə-ˈmi-
: a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose
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The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who heads a subcommittee on aviation, said she was saddened about Whitaker's departure and praised his oversight of Boeing.
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Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
The subcommittee’s Democratic minority produced its own report, which is more measured in all respects, though not entirely devoid of problems.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The Arizona Democrat, who spent much of the year outside of Washington for cancer treatment, reversed himself soon after, but days later endorsed Stansbury, the ranking member on the panel’s oversight subcommittee, as his successor.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Latta will be the most senior GOP lawmaker on the Energy and Commerce Committee, holding experience on all six subcommittees and having 33 bills signed into law.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
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Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
The subcommittee’s Democratic minority produced its own report, which is more measured in all respects, though not entirely devoid of problems.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The Arizona Democrat, who spent much of the year outside of Washington for cancer treatment, reversed himself soon after, but days later endorsed Stansbury, the ranking member on the panel’s oversight subcommittee, as his successor.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Latta will be the most senior GOP lawmaker on the Energy and Commerce Committee, holding experience on all six subcommittees and having 33 bills signed into law.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 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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