subcommission
noun
sub·com·mis·sion
ˌsəb-kə-ˈmi-shən 
variants
or sub-commission
plural subcommissions or sub-commissions
: a secondary or subordinate commission
Nobody from the city of Yakima's Historic Preservation Commission attended the commissioners meeting Tuesday morning. But the group discussed the A Street Buildings at its meeting last week and formed a two-person subcommission to examine it further.—
Patrick D. Muir
Patrick D. MuirLegislation broadly defines rights of persons with disabilities and provides for a national commission and regional subcommissions to promote their rights.—United States Department of State
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Even if the subcommission’s vote is upheld and the Anthropocene proposal is rebuffed, the new epoch could still be added to the timeline at some later point.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The proposal was rejected by members of the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, which is part of the International Union of Geological Sciences, according to three voting members of the subcommission contacted by CNN Tuesday.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
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Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The proposal was rejected by members of the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, which is part of the International Union of Geological Sciences, according to three voting members of the subcommission contacted by CNN Tuesday.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Subcommission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcommission. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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