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SUBCOMMITTEE
subcommittee
(noun) a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
subcommittee (plural subcommittees)
A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`com*mit"tee, n.
Definition: An under committee; a part or division of a committee. Yet by their sequestrators and subcommittees abroad . . . those orders were commonly disobeyed. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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