standing committee
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- noun
- /ˈstændɪŋ kəˈmɪti/
- Formal
:
comité permanente
- Consider whether to appoint a standing committee on ethics that would be responsible for ongoing projects.
- reports from its standing committee
- three standing committees
Examples
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The standing committee meets every month to discuss proposed legislation and its implications.
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"We've chosen key members of the standing committee to hear your testimony.
Fiction book (1993) -
As expected, the number of members of the standing committee was reduced from nine to seven.
Blog text (31) -
The European Standing Committees, of which there are three, do not have at the moment a permanent membership.
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Second, we need to consider if the standing committee structure is most conducive to participation by younger members.
Academic text (2014) -
Other ABA entities have also expressed an interest in the standing committee's proposal.
Academic text (2001) -
Based on the town charter, if a standing committee is without a quorum for a period of longer than six months, then it's possible for this council-- to call for a vote.
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As the organizational structure of the society and its divisions developed, the division was made a standing committee of PSA rather than a division.
Academic text (2009) -
The IOM also convenes forums, roundtables, and standing committees to advance the nation's health through discussion, discovery, and cross-disciplinary thinking.
Blog text (26) -
Members of the standing committee are tasked with overseeing the implementation of new policies.
Antonyms
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a permanent committee' is directly and compositionally derived from 'standing' (continuing/permanent) + 'committee' (a group formed to address matters), so a learner who knows both constituent senses can infer the MWE meaning. This follows a common adjective + noun pattern found across languages, making the expression immediately comprehensible rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Standing committee comes from the image of a group whose name uses standing to mean 'stays' and committee to mean a small work group. Because the group keeps working from meeting to meeting, a standing committee means a 'permanent' committee.