subcommittee

CEFRB2

/ˈsʌb.kəˌmɪti/

noun

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01
noun
A smaller committee formed from a larger one.
02
noun
Extra detail
A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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The subcommittee met to discuss the new budget late last night.
Have you ever seen the televised St. Vitus subcommittee prize
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.

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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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