subcommittee
Translation
subcommittee
Examples
The issue was referred to a subcommittee.
The issue was referred to a subcommittee.
She is on the finance subcommittee.
She is on the finance subcommittee.
Grammar Patterns
a subcommittee on ((sth.)) They formed a subcommittee on safety.
to be on a subcommittee She is on the finance subcommittee.
Similar Words
Synonyms: panel, working group, task force
Etymology
From the prefix 'sub-' (meaning 'under' or 'part of') + 'committee'. Literally 'a committee under a main committee'.
Memory Tips
'Sub' means under, like a submarine is under water. A subcommittee is a smaller committee 'under' a larger one.