subcommittee

[ suhb-kuh-mit-ee ]

noun

1. a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee.

subcommittee

/ ˈsʌbkəˌmɪtɪ /

noun

1. a distinct and often subordinate division of a committee

Word History and Origins

Origin of subcommittee¹

First recorded in 1600–10; sub- + committee

Example Sentences

Cohn soon became a household name and was known as the "subcommittee's real brain" according to Time Magazine.

From Salon

That’s plainly a national security issue, as he testified to a Senate subcommittee in April 2023, but not an interstellar one.

From Los Angeles Times

The Republican is chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Pentagon budget.

From Los Angeles Times

The same day, a Judiciary subcommittee will focus on “noncitizen voting.”

From Los Angeles Times

He sits on the Homeland Security and the Oversight and Accountability committees, as well as a subcommittee about the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times