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Recent Examples of standing committee
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing committee
Noun
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The department’s staff received feedback on the manual through a yearlong steering committee that broke off from the Cut the Tape task force, as well as from other city and state housing bodies.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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In the final stretch of preparation, the steering committee is focusing on promotion and tying up loose ends.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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When the event was hosted at Breezy Point Resort on Pelican Lake and the Breezy Point and Pequot Lakes communities in 2001 and 2008, and at Grand View Lodge on Gull Lake and Nisswa in 2014, co-chairs spearheaded the planning with the chambers and subcommittees.—
Nancy Vogt,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Legislators would have to weigh the decision of achieving savings with the impact that would have on labor relations with bargaining units, Nick Schroeder, a public employment analyst with the Analyst’s Office, told the subcommittee members.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2025
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“Standing committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20committee. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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