standing committee

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Recent Examples of standing committee 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 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
  • Resident John Bellos is part of the resident steering committee working on the purchase effort and says this notice gives residents a deadline to work toward.
    Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The governing board convened on July 30, and the technical steering committee is forming next.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Larson previously served as a chair of the Social Security subcommittee, when Democrats controlled the House.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Anthony Fauci has declined to appear for a second congressional testimony before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee following a vote to hold him in contempt of Congress.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

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