Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A subordinate committee composed of members appointed from a main committee.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An under committee; a part or division of a committee.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An under committee; a part or division of a committee.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
committee formed by an existing committee.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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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.
F. Kaid Benfield: Village Green: Rebuilding a Neighborhood Rich in Civil Rights History F. Kaid Benfield 2010
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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 2009
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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.
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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.
F. Kaid Benfield: Village Green: Rebuilding a Neighborhood Rich in Civil Rights History F. Kaid Benfield 2010
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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.
Attacks On Homeless To Be Hate Crimes In Florida The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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A management subcommittee is talking about a cull.
CT Deer Managers Feel Threatened By Animal-Right Activists 2009
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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.
F. Kaid Benfield: Village Green: Rebuilding a Neighborhood Rich in Civil Rights History F. Kaid Benfield 2010
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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.
White House forms federal committee on Internet, privacy policy Cecilia Kang 2010
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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.
F. Kaid Benfield: Village Green: Rebuilding a Neighborhood Rich in Civil Rights History F. Kaid Benfield 2010
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