subcommittee

[ suhb-kuh-mit-ee ]

/ ˈsʌb kəˌmɪt i /

a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee.

Origin of subcommittee

First recorded in 1600–10; sub- + committee

Something he proved to the stunned faces of the Senate at a subcommittee hearing in 2011.

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Or maybe show a photo of Ted Cruz holding a gavel chairing a subcommittee.

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But neither the act nor the “request” ever made it out of subcommittee.

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The subcommittee also demanded to regulate (Palestinian) Bedouin settlement living there.

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Earlier this season, I asked Gansa about Saul's decision to sell Carrie out in front of a Senate subcommittee.

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The following paper has been submitted by a subcommittee with the recommendation that it be published.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 |Various
I vote we adjourn to the porch and learn what the subcommittee on the smugglers notebook has to report.

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A subcommittee of the legislative committee appeared before the two political conventions, but received no greater attention.

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A number of specimens of Glycozone purchased in the open market were examined by a subcommittee.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 |Various
The recommendation of the subcommittee was adopted by the Council, and in accordance therewith the above report is published.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 |Various

subcommittee

/ (ˈsʌbkəˌmɪtɪ) /

a distinct and often subordinate division of a committee