as in commission
a part of a committee that is organized for a certain purpose
The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. is a physician and the current House Chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration subcommittee on Appropriations.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
From the start, Democratic subcommittee members quickly seized on the opportunity to draw parallels between the debate over Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) and President Trump’s recent efforts to limit National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to universities.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Salazar is the chair of the House’s Western Hemisphere foreign affairs subcommittee.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, ranking member of the House subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, sent Bondi a letter.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
From the start, Democratic subcommittee members quickly seized on the opportunity to draw parallels between the debate over Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) and President Trump’s recent efforts to limit National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to universities.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Salazar is the chair of the House’s Western Hemisphere foreign affairs subcommittee.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, ranking member of the House subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, sent Bondi a letter.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Subcommittee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcommittee. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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