standing order
noun
: 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for the guidance and government of parliamentary procedure which endure through successive sessions until vacated or repealed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 in a Sentence
She placed a standing order for fresh flowers every week.
They were on standing orders never to leave the prisoner unattended.
Recent Examples on the Web
State health officials recently issued a standing order so people 65 and older and adults with certain high-risk conditions can get the vaccine at participating pharmacies without a prescription.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
Anyone age 6 months and older is considered eligible to get the shot in Wisconsin, under the state's standing order.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Assembly Bill 144 provides a standing order that would disconnect California vaccine access policies from any rules or recommendations by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP.
—Keri Brenner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Executive Order 25-09 also directed the state epidemiologist to issue a standing order or protocol for protecting access to the COVID-19 vaccine no later than Sept. 24, 2025.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
Anyone age 6 months and older is considered eligible to get the shot in Wisconsin, under the state's standing order.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Assembly Bill 144 provides a standing order that would disconnect California vaccine access policies from any rules or recommendations by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP.
—Keri Brenner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Executive Order 25-09 also directed the state epidemiologist to issue a standing order or protocol for protecting access to the COVID-19 vaccine no later than Sept. 24, 2025.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for standing order
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“Standing order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20order. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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