Small groups within a larger group that focus on specific tasks or topics.
Subcommittees help the larger group by working on smaller parts of the big job.
Examples:
The subcommittees meet to talk about different things.
The education subcommittee plans activities for the school.
She is a member of the subcommittee that looks at ways to help the environment.
The subcommittees make the big job easier by working on smaller parts.
There are many subcommittees in the government, each one working on a different thing.
The subcommittees help the big group by doing smaller jobs.