standing committee

noun

: a permanent committee especially of a legislative body

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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 See all Example Sentences for standing committee 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1632, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 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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