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stand·ing com·mit·tee

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  1. standing committeenoun

    a permanent committee

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  1. standing committee

    A standing committee is a permanent committee established under the rules, procedures or bylaws of a legislative body, organization, or corporation to oversee a particular subject or area. Its purpose is to handle issues and develop policies related to that specific area, and it continues to exist regardless of changes in membership until it is disbanded by the same authority that created it.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of standing committee in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of standing committee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of standing committee in a Sentence

  1. Xie Chuntao:

    Who has the right to interpret the Basic Law of Hong Kong? It is ... very clear that only the NPC Standing Committee does, and any other organisation does not.

  2. Carrie Lam:

    Constitutional development must be built on the basis of the Basic Law and the decision of (China's) NPCSC (National People's Congress Standing Committee), otherwise it would only be futile and impractical and the aim of universal suffrage for the CE (Chief Executive) election would only become a 'castle in the air'.


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