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• Standing committee — Standing Stand ing, a. 1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn. [1913 Webster] 2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water. [1913 Webster] 3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• standing committee — n: a permanent committee; esp: one in a house or senate with jurisdiction over legislation in a particular area (as the judiciary or the armed services) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. standing committee …   Law dictionary

• Standing committee — Committee Com*mit tee, n. [Cf. OF. comit[ e] company, and LL. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit, but not directly formed from it. Cf. {County}.] One or more …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Standing Committee —    The general Canons of the American Church provide that in every Diocese there shall be a Standing Committee (usually composed of not less than three Clergymen and two laymen who shall be communicants) to be appointed by the Convention thereof …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• standing committee —    Committees of the British Parliament used for a variety of legislative business, including the detailed consideration of Bills and the handling of secondary legislation; a number are appointed for each parliamentary session.    Standing… …   Glossary of UK Government and Politics

• Standing Committee — Standing Com|mit|tee n a committee of members in the British Parliament or in the US House of Representatives, whose purpose is to examine a ↑bill (=new law that has been suggested) and to consider whether it needs any changes →↑Select Committee …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• standing committee — /ˈstændɪŋ kəmɪti/ (say standing kuhmitee) noun 1. a committee that may be appointed without a term, to oversee an aspect of the running of an institution. 2. Parliamentary Procedure a parliamentary committee, the members of which are appointed at …   Australian English dictionary

• standing committee — noun a permanent committee • Hypernyms: ↑committee, ↑commission • Hyponyms: ↑Ways and Means Committee …   Useful english dictionary

• standing committee — noun Date: circa 1636 a permanent committee especially of a legislative body …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• standing committee — noun a permanent committee meeting regularly …   English new terms dictionary