standing committee

noun

: a permanent committee especially of a legislative body

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In legislative terms, redistricting proceeds like any other piece of legislation: A bill introduced in the House’s standing committee on redistricting then moves through other committees to a floor vote. Saul Elbein, The Hill, 22 July 2025 China stimulus will depend on U.S. election Investors expect Beijing to announce details on fiscal support Friday, when the standing committee of the National People’s Congress is due to wrap up a five-day meeting. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 Images of Moon with a furrowed brow calling a midnight emergency meeting of his National Security Council standing committee to respond to Trump’s latest move only play into North Korea’s hands by providing potential openings to create fissures in the U.S.–South Korean alliance. Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2018 Additional leadership includes Siwei Lin, deputy director of the China Film Archive and deputy director of the China Film Art Research Center, and Jicheng Gong, member of the standing committee of the Huairou District Committee and director of the Publicity Department. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standing committee

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1632, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of standing committee was circa 1632

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“Standing committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20committee. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Legal Definition

standing committee

noun
: a permanent committee
especially : one in a house or senate with jurisdiction over legislation in a particular area (as the judiciary or the armed services)

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