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

House Bill 158 was introduced in the Iowa legislature last week and moved out of an Iowa House subcommittee on Tuesday where lawmakers anticipate changes to the bill, per the Iowa Capital Dispatch. —James Factora, Them, 19 Feb. 2025

The ramifications would prove massive for the hundreds of Americans targeted by McCarthy’s investigations or called to testify before his Senate subcommittee. —Made By History, TIME, 9 Feb. 2025

The Cupertino City Council voted this week to create a subcommittee made up of Vice Mayor Kitty Moore and Councilmember Ray Wang to explore the logistics of bringing back the fireworks, including which vendors to use, where to host the event and how many staff hours will be needed. —Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025

At least one member of DOGE has entered the Department of Commerce -- the agency that houses NOAA -- and was granted access to NOAA's IT systems, according to U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who is the ranking member of a subcommittee with jurisdiction over NOAA. —Abc Climate Unit, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subcommittee

• committee
• permittee
• prakriti
• atomicity
• catholicity
• ellipticity
• historicity
• mutuality
• bitty
• city
• ditty
• gritty

Kids Definition

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

Legal Definition

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