subcommittee

sub·com·mit·tee

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhb-kuh-mit-ee]
- /ˈsʌb kəˌmɪt i/
- /ˈsʌb.kəˌmɪt.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhb-kuh-mit-ee]
- /ˈsʌb kəˌmɪt i/

Definitions of subcommittee word

noun subcommittee a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee. 1
noun subcommittee spin-off group of decision makers 1
countable noun subcommittee A subcommittee is a small committee made up of members of a larger committee. 0
noun subcommittee a distinct and often subordinate division of a committee 0
noun subcommittee a subordinate committee chosen from among the members of a main committee to carry out special assignments 0

See all 5 definitions of subcommittee

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Origin of subcommittee

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; sub- + committee

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Parts of speech for Subcommittee

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Subcommittee

subcommittee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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