Subcommittee

//ˈsʌb.kəˌmɪti// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

    "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."

  2. 2
    a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose wordnet

Synonyms

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commissioncommitteedelegationdeputationmission

Example

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"There will be an in-person meeting of the marketing subcommittee on Tuesday afternoon of Jan 27, 1999 at the San Francisco CA Airport Marriott."

Etymology

From sub- + committee.

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