standing committee

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Recent Examples of standing committee Observers will watch closely for whether a younger generation of cadres will get promoted into key positions of power, especially the party’s politburo and its standing committee, the equivalent of Xi’s inner circle. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 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 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 See All Example Sentences for standing committee
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Noun
  • Whatever the group is called—a steering committee, approval board, community of practice or COE—its job should be to enable the work.
    — Bryan Lapidus, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Noah Suarez-Sikes, a member of DSA-LA’s steering committee, said his group expects Raman to follow through on her promise to create an Office of Tenant Protections to enforce the city’s laws protecting renters from harassment.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • One from our era as freshmen that deserves attention – giving subcommittees much more power.
    — Toby Moffett, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Gottheimer, a former Microsoft executive, sits on the House Financial Services subcommittee overseeing AI in finance, has introduced legislation on AI regulations and co-chairs a commission developing Democrats' broader AI agenda.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Standing committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20committee. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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