subcommittee
noun
sub·com·mit·tee
ˈsəb-kə-ˌmi-tē 
ˌsəb-kə-ˈmi-
: a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose
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The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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San Diego County only began hosting AI subcommittee meetings on Oct.16, 2024, gathering recommendations for a countywide AI strategy.
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Blake Behmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
The House subcommittee overseeing President Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is stacked with some of the most outspoken and ideological lawmakers in both parties, Axios has learned.
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Diaz-Balart, a Miami-Dade Republican and dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation, is the new committee vice chair and continues as chair of the subcommittee for national security, the State Department and related programs.
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This means the department and its components must respond to requests for briefings, witness testimony, information and legislative drafting assistance from many committees and subcommittees in the House and Senate.
—Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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Blake Behmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
The House subcommittee overseeing President Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is stacked with some of the most outspoken and ideological lawmakers in both parties, Axios has learned.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Diaz-Balart, a Miami-Dade Republican and dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation, is the new committee vice chair and continues as chair of the subcommittee for national security, the State Department and related programs.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
This means the department and its components must respond to requests for briefings, witness testimony, information and legislative drafting assistance from many committees and subcommittees in the House and Senate.
—Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcommittee. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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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
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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
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