Usually means: Permanent groups for specific functions.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word standing committees:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. standing committees: Merriam-Webster
  2. standing committees: Collins English Dictionary
  3. standing committees: Vocabulary.com
  4. standing committees: Wiktionary
  5. Standing committees: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Standing committees: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. standing committees: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Standing committees: Legal dictionary

(Note: See standing_committee as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (standing committee)

noun:  An established parliamentary or congressional committee to which all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters regarding a defined scope of subjects get referred to and then returned to parliament or congress along with a recommended measure.
▸ Also see standing_committee


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