standing committee

noun

: a permanent committee especially of a legislative body

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Tuesday’s City Council meeting agenda also includes 20 items on the consent calendar, including the confirmation of mayoral appointments for vice mayor, mayor pro tem, city council standing committees, various regional authorities, agencies and commissions. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025 And the chairs of House GOP standing committees met with Trump on Saturday evening. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025 The South Carolina senator has also become the first black chairman of a Senate standing committee, assuming the top spot on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Jan. 2025 Altogether, there are 72 delegates, five alternates, 10 standing committee members, and five staffers attending the convention, according to the Tennessee Democratic Party. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2024 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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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