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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.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
The South Carolina senator has also become the first black chairman of a Senate standing committee, assuming the top spot on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Jan. 2025
Tuesday’s City Council meeting agenda also includes 20 items on the consent calendar, including the confirmation of mayoral appointments for vice mayor, mayor pro tem, city council standing committees, various regional authorities, agencies and commissions.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
The South Carolina senator has also become the first black chairman of a Senate standing committee, assuming the top spot on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Jan. 2025
Tuesday’s City Council meeting agenda also includes 20 items on the consent calendar, including the confirmation of mayoral appointments for vice mayor, mayor pro tem, city council standing committees, various regional authorities, agencies and commissions.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing committee
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Establish a robust cross-functional steering committee whose responsibility is to oversee your organization’s AI initiatives.—
Dimitar Dimitrov,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The film features steering committee interviews with the artist finalists, behind-the-scenes footage of the artists at work, and the installation of both statues at the Capitol.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
16 July 2025
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The ordinance outlines the number of people on the subcommittee, its duties, Open Meetings Act requirements, and how members will be appointed.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Comer issued subpoena to the DOJ for the Epstein files pursuant to a motion led by Democrats in a subcommittee in July, which was approved due to support from three Republicans.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Standing committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20committee. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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