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- sub|com|mit|tee [ `sʌbkə,mıti ] noun counta small group of people who are part of a larger committee and who meet to discuss one particular thing
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subcommittee — sub‧com‧mit‧tee [ˈsʌbkəˌmɪti] noun [countable] a small group formed from a committee to deal with a particular subject in more detail: • An investigative subcommittee concluded they should take no action. * * * subcommittee UK US (also sub… … Financial and business terms
subcommittee — sub·com·mit·tee / səb kə ˌmi tē/ n: a subdivision of a committee that is assigned a portion of the committee s jurisdiction, holds hearings, amends legislation, and reports to the committee Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
Subcommittee — Sub com*mit tee, n. An under committee; a part or division of a committee. [1913 Webster] Yet by their sequestrators and subcommittees abroad . . . those orders were commonly disobeyed. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subcommittee — (n.) c.1600, from SUB (Cf. sub ) + COMMITTEE (Cf. committee) … Etymology dictionary
subcommittee — [sub′kə mit΄ē] n. a subordinate committee chosen from among the members of a main committee to carry out special assignments … English World dictionary
subcommittee — UK [ˈsʌbkəˌmɪtɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms subcommittee : singular subcommittee plural subcommittees a small group of people who are part of a larger committee and who meet to discuss one particular thing … English dictionary
subcommittee — [[t]sʌ̱bkəmɪti[/t]] subcommittees also sub committee N COUNT COLL A subcommittee is a small committee made up of members of a larger committee … English dictionary
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations — may refer to many of several United States Congressional subcommittees:* United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations * United States House Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight * United States House… … Wikipedia
Subcommittee on Human Rights — The Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) is a subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament. The committee is chaired by Barbara Lochbihler (since 2011). See also Sakharov Prize Official webpage … Wikipedia
Subcommittee on Security and Defence — The Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is a subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament. It concerns Defence, and Security … Wikipedia
subcommittee — noun Date: circa 1607 a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose … New Collegiate Dictionary
