subcommittee
pronunciation
How to pronounce subcommittee in British English:
UK [ˈsʌbkəmɪti]
How to pronounce subcommittee in American English:
US [ˈsʌbkəmɪti]
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- Noun:
- a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
Word Origin
- subcommittee (n.)
- also sub-committee, c. 1600, from sub- + committee.
Example
- 1. The senate judiciary subcommittee on anti-trust is looking at whether google abuses its market position .
- 2. Goldman sachs executives suffered a marathon grilling in front of the senate investigations subcommittee on tuesday .
- 3. The vote will give a subcommittee powers to summon government officials and bank presidents for testimony and obtain documents .
- 4. A u.s. house of representatives subcommittee is expected to examine the reasons for the stock plunge at a hearing on may 11 .
- 5. But this week , concerns about the suitability of these investments were raised at a us congressional subcommittee hearing .