Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A subordinate committee composed of members appointed from a main committee.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An under committee; a part or division of a committee.
Wiktionary
- n. A committee formed by an existing committee.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An under committee; a part or division of a committee.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
Etymologies
- sub- + committee (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Honestly, the only reason I can see for you to introduce a copy of a bill that was already in subcommittee is for you to take credit for it later.”
“A management subcommittee is talking about a cull.”
“The idea of the subcommittee is to develop consensus on the direction of U.S. laws and regulations on Internet privacy, but consumer advocacy groups wondered how much emphasis the group would place on protecting consumers.”
The Washington Post: White House forms federal committee on Internet, privacy policy
“A U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee is scheduled to hear testimony on that issue Wednesday in Washington, D.C. "It's premature to start solving the problem until you know what the extent of it is," said Neil Donovan, the coalition's executive director.”
The Huffington Post: Attacks On Homeless To Be Hate Crimes In Florida
“We talk about things like metric tons of carbon dioxide, vehicle miles traveled, legislative history buried in subcommittee reports, intersections per square mile, and so on.”
“However, Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA), the powerful chair of the Appropriations Interior and Environment subcommittee, is merely “leaning against” the amendment:”
Wonk Room » Norm Dicks Is Considering Outlawing Science On Behalf Of Big Ag
“A House Financial Services subcommittee is investigating the causes of the so-called flash crash, in which the Dow Jones industrial average plummeted 1,000 points, representing about $1 trillion in market value, before rebounding in a matter of minutes on the afternoon of May 6.”
“Harrison's subcommittee is still evaluating Sanford's use of state-owned aircraft along with the original impeachment resolution, which focuses on whether Sanford broke the law by secretly leaving the state in June to visit his mistress.”
“In testimony before the House Defense Appropriations subcommittee, Gates confronted the 21-term subcommittee chairman, Rep. C.W.”
The Washington Post: A successor to Gates is a quandary for Obama
“But I think the shorter version of "she's not head of a subcommittee" is "yes.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘subcommittee’.
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POL - legislation
US Congress/Senate + Westminster + European Parliament usage
across the desk, act, action, adjournment, adjournment sine die, adoption, advise and consent, amendment, analysis of the b..., apportionment, appropriation, appropriations limit and 652 more...
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sub- (suc-, suf-, etc.)
lower; somewhat; secondary; supporting
subalpine, subordinate, subconscious, subvention, sublet, subsistence, subsidize, sub, subacetate, subacid, subacidity, subacidness and 114 more...
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How low can you go?
A list of words that does the opposite of raising the bar
underscore, underwear, underachiever, underrated, underbite, undercapitalization, undercharged, underfloor, underground, underexposed, underfed, underboss and 105 more...
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EU - Parliament vocabulary
Terms associated with the workings of the European Parliament
action for annulment, adjournment of de..., admissibility of ..., adoption of a text, agenda, allowances of MEPs, amendment, assent procedure, associated commit..., attendance register, blue card, breach of the Mem... and 241 more...
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MEC4 Lesson 150
tear up, ordeal, creditor, compensation, make ends meet, petition, settlement, settle, border, headlong, terrifying, tactic and 20 more...
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