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subcommission

subcommission

6.7
A smaller group within a commission that focuses on a specific task
  • noun
  • /ˌsʌbkəˈmɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : subcomisión
  • According to James Woolsey, a Packard member who was on the procurement subcommission, the goal of this office was to effect a fundamental or "cultural change" in the way the Pentagon purchases equipment.

Examples

  • Trafficking concerns led to the CND's establishment of the Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East in 1973 (ECOSOC res. 1776 (LIV)).

    Academic text (2007)

  • At the November 1998 summit, a new subcommission was added to the existing joint commission on peace treaty negotiations.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The following day, the subcommission rejected Borisov's resolution by a vote of four to one, with seven abstentions.

    Academic text (1997)

  • It would take 13 plenary sessions, 3 meetings of a mixed military subcommission, and 3 meetings of a mixed formulations committee before the negotiations were concluded.

    Academic text (2016)

  • After much debate, it was agreed that CSD would operate as a functional commission of the UN's Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC), which is itself a subcommission of the UN General Assembly.

    Academic text (1994)

  • At the November 1998 summit, a new subcommission was added to the existing joint commission on peace treaty negotiations.

  • The following day, the subcommission rejected Borisov's resolution by a vote of four to one, with seven abstentions.

  • According to James Woolsey, a Packard member who was on the procurement subcommission, the goal of this office was to effect a fundamental or "cultural change" in the way the Pentagon purchases equipment.

Synonyms

subcommittee
vssubcommission
144 4.1

A small group chosen from a larger group of people to handle one task

is created inside a different larger body to focus on particular tasks
subpanel
vssubcommission
4.6

A small group chosen from a larger committee to work on one task

is formed inside a broader body for ongoing task handling
subcabinet
vssubcommission
  • Formal
7.4

A government group below the main cabinet that handles specific policies

is used for small groups inside non-government bodies for focused tasks

Antonyms

commission
  • Formal
411 4.1

A group of people chosen to investigate or manage something

How Small

subcommission
  • Formal
6.7
working group
13 2.6
task force
153 3.3
committee
∞ 3.2
commission
  • Formal
411 4.1

Surface Forms

subcommission singular
subcommissions plural

Morphology

subcommission = commission (transparent) = sub + commission

The prefix 'sub-' meaning 'secondary' or 'under' combines with 'commission' to yield 'subcommission' meaning a smaller or subordinate commission, which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word subcommission starts with sub- meaning 'under' or 'below' and ends with commission meaning 'a group given a task', like a committee. So a subcommission is a smaller group under the main commission that focuses on specific tasks.