subcommitteenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌb.kəˌmɪt.i/us/ˈsʌb.kəˌmɪt.i/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:
Several subcommittees will be set up to deal with specific environmental issues.
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Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- quarter
- stable
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- triumvirate
- vintage
- wing
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