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standing committee en · NOUN

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Synonyms

permanent committee

Translations (17)

cy pwyllgor sefydlog (parliamentary or congressional committee) · fo millumtinganevnd (parliamentary or congressional committee) · cmn 常務委員會 /常务委员会 (parliamentary or congressional committee) · eo konstanta komitato (parliamentary or congressional committee) · fr commission parlementaire (parliamentary or congressional committee) · cmn 常委會 /常委会 (parliamentary or congressional committee) · fo føst nevnd (parliamentary or congressional committee) · is fastanefnd (parliamentary or congressional committee) · de ständiger Ausschuss (parliamentary or congressional committee) · es comité permanente (parliamentary or congressional committee) · hu állandó bizottság (parliamentary or congressional committee) · fi valiokunta (parliamentary or congressional committee) · ga buanchoiste (parliamentary or congressional committee) · cmn 常設委員會 /常设委员会 (parliamentary or congressional committee) · nl vaste commissie (parliamentary or congressional committee) · fi pysyvä komitea (parliamentary or congressional committee) · cmn 常委 (parliamentary or congressional committee)