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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The House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee on Wednesday laid the groundwork for continuing last year's efforts to overhaul PBM business practices, possibly including new transparency measures and eliminating spread pricing in Medicaid.
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
What To Know On Monday, the Iowa House subcommittee advanced House File 583, a measure that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, with a 2-1 vote, backed by Republican Representatives Steven Holt of Denison and Samantha Fett of Carlisle.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Similar points have been made by other GOPers, including Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), the former University of Miami football player who now chairs the House higher education subcommittee, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), the former college football coach.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
House Republicans are also establishing a new select subcommittee that will probe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and seek to undercut the findings of the bipartisan panel from when Democrats controlled the chamber.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
What To Know On Monday, the Iowa House subcommittee advanced House File 583, a measure that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, with a 2-1 vote, backed by Republican Representatives Steven Holt of Denison and Samantha Fett of Carlisle.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Similar points have been made by other GOPers, including Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), the former University of Miami football player who now chairs the House higher education subcommittee, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), the former college football coach.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
House Republicans are also establishing a new select subcommittee that will probe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and seek to undercut the findings of the bipartisan panel from when Democrats controlled the chamber.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subcommittee
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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcommittee. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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