Subcommittee

Subcommittee
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]


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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • subcommittee — noun Date: circa 1607 a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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