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

The subcommittee reviewed over 33,000 documents and conducted 28 witness interviews. —Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026

Paoletti served on a subcommittee that evaluated candidates. —Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026

An adjudicatory subcommittee of an equal number of three Republicans and three Democrats will hear Cherfilus-McCormick's case Thursday. —Lauren Peller, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

Cy Young Award winners Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal are on the eight-man executive subcommittee that directs collective bargaining. —Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

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