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subcommittee

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
a number of people chosen from a committee (= a small group of people who represent a larger organization and make decisions for it) to study and report on a particular subject:

Examples:

Several subcommittees will be set up to deal with specific environmental issues.
2
a number of people chosen from a committee (= a small group of people who represent a larger organization) to study or manage a particular subject
3
a number of people chosen from a committee to study and report on a particular subject:

Examples:

They set up a subcommittee to examine the effects of the merger.

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