standing order

standing order

noun

Definition of STANDING ORDER

: an instruction or prescribed procedure in force permanently or until changed or canceled; especially : any of the rules for the guidance and government of parliamentary procedure which endure through successive sessions until vacated or repealed

Examples of STANDING ORDER

1. She placed a standing order for fresh flowers every week.
2. They were on standing orders never to leave the prisoner unattended.

First Known Use of STANDING ORDER

1737

Rhymes with STANDING ORDER

flight recorder, holy order, in short order, law-and-order, made-to-order, major order, market order, minor order, money order, mood disorder, pecking order, superorder, tape recorder, wire recorder