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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubcommittee
/ˈsʌb.kəˌmɪt.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A smaller committee formed from a main committee to consider specific subjects or aspects of its work.
"The subcommittee on health care proposed several amendments to the bill." - 2
A secondary legislative or administrative panel reporting directly to a broader governing body.
"She was appointed to chair the budget subcommittee for the upcoming fiscal year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix sub- (meaning 'under' or 'subordinate to') combined with committee, originating from Anglo-French and Latin committere ('to entrust'). The term evolved in parliamentary and organizational contexts during the 17th century to designate a smaller subset of a primary committee appointed to undertake specific tasks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subcommittee" is said worldwide
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sous-comité
Transliteration: su-kɔmi-te
"Le sous-comité a examiné le rapport en détail."
Unter Ausschuss
Transliteration: ʊntɐ-aʊsˌʃʊs
Script: Unterausschuss
"Der Unterausschuss legte seinen Bericht vor."
sottocomitato
Transliteration: sotto-komi-tato
"Il sottocomitato ha votato a favore della mozione."
subcomité
Transliteration: sub.ko.miˈte
"El subcomité se reunirá el próximo martes."
subcomitê
Transliteration: sub.ko.miˈte
"O subcomitê analisou a nova proposta de lei."
उप-समिति
Transliteration: up-samiti
"उप-समिति ने अपनी सिफ़ारिशें सौंप दी हैं।"
小组委员会
Transliteration: xiǎozǔ wěiyuánhuì
"小组委员会正在审查该法案。"
소위원회
Transliteration: sowiwonhoe
"소위원회에서 예산안을 심의하고 있습니다."
小委員会
Transliteration: shō-iinkai
"小委員会が新しい法案を検討している。"
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