standing committee

American  

noun

1. a permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.

2. (initial capital letters) the highest policymaking body of the Chinese Communist Party, composed of top party leaders from the Politburo.

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standing committee British  

noun

1. a permanent committee appointed to deal with a specified subject

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Etymology

Origin of standing committee

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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standing committee

"We need to go through our existing processes, namely, a standing committee, or the synods that we have in each of the provinces, rather than doing it outside of these processes."

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

Some details about the standing committee members in order of their party rank:

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023

The parliament on Sunday also proposed amendments to a lawmaking procedure during an emergency that would allow its decision-making standing committee to skip multiple rounds of discussion before passing legislation.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2023

China's politburo standing committee member Wang Huning met Taiwan's senior opposition leader Andrew Hsia, state television said on Friday.

From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2023

Having been elected to congress, he was one of only three Republican members who voted against the standing committee on woman's claims.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton