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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
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
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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 18 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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