Thesaurus results for SUBCOMMITTEE

subcommittee

noun

Definition of subcommittee

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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Recent Examples of subcommittee Additionally, Kiley highlighted an issue with a current congressional rule, which requires representatives who leave a party caucus or conference to vacate their seats on committees and subcommittees. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 The school committee plans to bring the proposal to the district's policy subcommittee for further discussion. — Logan Hall, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Today, the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health will hold a hearing on 17 health care bills, including proposals to increase Medicare payment to doctors. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026 Some selectors excluded from the 25-person selection committee could still serve on subcommittees for coach and contributor candidates. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subcommittee

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Fee-only may also include one-time projects, hourly fees or advice-only advisors, who don't charge AUM or receive commissions.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
If the commission pivots to grant the Club for Growth's petition, political groups of all stripes could amp up their use of AI to prerecord messages that play when voters pick up the phone.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

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While most of the system’s weight rests on its clear base, it is held upright by an adjustable stand that connects near the top of the system’s back panel and extends outward to form an A-frame ladder.

— Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
The silhouette, which brought back the trend of years gone by, was equipped with a panel on the front adorned with floral motifs, pearls and vines, all in gold that, from afar, looked like sequins.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026

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