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China reviews plan to raise local government debt A parliament standing committee in China on Monday reviewed a proposal to raise the local government debt limit, according to state media.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Investors have been awaiting news of the gathering of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, which is expected to announce details on any fiscal stimulus.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
In September, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress published draft legislation that would, among other things, outlaw speech and dress deemed to criticize the Chinese nation or people.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 27 June 2024
The atrocities did not stop Chinese leader Xi Jinping from being named head of the CCP for a historic third term or from stacking the Politburo standing committee with close loyalists.
—James Millward, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1632, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of standing committee was
circa 1632
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“Standing committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20committee. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
standing committee
noun
: a permanent committee
especially
: one in a house or senate with jurisdiction over legislation in a particular area (as the judiciary or the armed services)
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