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subcommittee

noun
/ˈsʌb.kəˌmɪti/

Etymology

From sub- + committee.

  1. derived from committere
  2. derived from commite
  3. formed as subcommittee — “sub- + committee”

Definitions

  1. A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

    • The society's museum sub-committee is aiming to gather narrow-gauge railway exhibits from throughout the British Isles, and further accommodation will be provided to house the growing collection.
    • Have you ever seen the televised St. Vitus subcommittee prize
    • “We all know that this is a second-best option” said Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who chairs one of the Homeland Security subcommittees under Thompson.

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