Subcommittee Meaning
/ˈsʌb.kəˌmɪti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.
Sentence Examples
The subcommittee met to discuss the new budget late last night.
A subcommittee is a small committee that is part of a larger one.
The senate subcommittee met to discuss the new environmental bill.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The finance ____ will review the budget proposal before the full committee meets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A special ____ was formed by the council to investigate the causes of the recent city water leaks.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin committōbor. Middle English committen English commit English -ee English committee English subcommittee From sub- + committee.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The society's museum sub-committee is aiming to gather narrow-gauge railway exhibits from throughout the British Isles, and further accommodation will be provided to house the growing collection."
— 1957 June 26, J. J. Davis, “Narrow Gauge Railway Museum”, in Railway Magazine, page 393:
"Have you ever seen the televised St. Vitus subcommittee prize"
— 2003, R.E.M., “Bad Day”, in In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003:
"“We all know that this is a second-best option” said Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who chairs one of the Homeland Security subcommittees under Thompson."
— 2021 July 12, Lauren Fox, Jeremy Herb, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, “‘We’ll do this work as long as it takes’: Thompson readies for political fight leading Jan. 6 investigation”, in CNN:
"The subcommittee report says that if evidence of the virus’ natural origin existed, it would have surfaced by now."
— 2024 December 2, Katherine Dillinger, “House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The finance ____ will review the budget proposal before the full committee meets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A special ____ was formed by the council to investigate the causes of the recent city water leaks.