standing committee

noun

: a permanent committee especially of a legislative body

Examples of standing committee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In an indication of the speech’s importance, all seven members of China’s powerful politburo standing committee, along with retired party and state leaders, were all present, according to state TV footage. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

The most notable change to the new Central Committee list was the exclusion of Choe Ryong Hae, chairman of the standing committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, who during an earlier part of Kim’s rule was seen as the second most powerful individual in Pyongyang. — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026

Our standing committees should, and do, have a role to play in the rule-making process. — Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Politburo standing committee member Cai Qi, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and Vice Premier He Lifeng also attended the meeting along with the heads of China’s economic planning agency, finance ministry and commerce ministry. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1632, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for standing committee

• intercity
• lubricity
• pugnacity
• rhythmicity
• seismicity
• sphericity
• subcommittee
• tendinitis
• bitty
• city
• ditty
• gritty

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)