Standing committee: A standing committee of a state legislature is a committee that exists on a more-or-less permanent basis, from legislative session to session, that considers and refines legislative bills that fall under the committee's subject matter. The cycle ... [100%] 2023-09-09 [Standing committees of state legislatures]
Standing committee: A Standing committee is a permanent congress committee which deals with legislation in a special area. They can also hold investigations or oversight of agencies within their jurisdiction. [100%] 2023-06-27 [United States Congress]
Standing committee (parliamentary system): A standing committee is a permanent committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to analyse and opine on issues in a specific area of government, such as, for example, finance, justice, or education. Its counterpart is ... (Social) [100%] 2024-09-02 [Political terminology]
Standing committee (Canada): In Canada, a standing committee is a permanent committee established by Standing Orders in the House of Commons or the Senate. It may study matters referred to it by special order or, within its area of responsibility in the Standing ... (Canada) [100%] 2025-04-30 [Standing committees of the Parliament of Canada]
Committee on committees: Committees formed in each party conference and responsible for nominating the party's Senators to committee membership and committee leadership positions. Nominations are subject to approval by the full party conference and to a formal vote of the Senate. [81%] 2023-06-27 [United States Senate Terms]
Committee on Committees: Committees formed in each party conference and responsible for nominating the party's Senators to committee membership and committee leadership positions. Nominations are subject to approval by the full party conference and to a formal vote of the Senate. [81%] 2023-06-30 [United States Constitution] [United States Law]...
Standing: Standing is the legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something actually at stake in a dispute has standing to bring a lawsuit. [81%] 2023-02-26 [Law] [Establishment Clause]...
Standing: STANDING stand'-ing. See ATTITUDES. stand'-ing. See ATTITUDES. [81%] 1915-01-01
Politburo Standing Committee: The 7 member Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the most senior leadership body with each member ranked 1 thru 7, not as equals. Each shoulders primary responsibility for a specific portfolio. [81%] 2023-02-19 [China] [Communism]...
Standing Committee on Defence (Norway): The Standing Committee on Defence is a former standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. Following the 2009 election, the committee was merged with the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs to form the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence. (Norway) [78%] 2023-09-09 [Standing committees of the Storting]
Standing Committee on Publications: The Standing Committee on Publications, also called the Publications Committee, is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives responsible for the consideration of documents presented to the House of Representatives. The committee is governed by Standing Order 219 and ... (Standing committee of the Australian House of Representatives) [78%] 2024-03-09 [Committees of the Parliament of Australia] [Australian House of Representatives]...
Standing Committee on Justice: The Standing Committee on Justice (Norwegian: Justiskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to judicial system, the probation service, the police, persons performing civilian national service, other judicial issues, ex gratia ... (Standing committee of the Parliament of Norway) [78%] 2025-02-28 [Standing committees of the Storting] [Parliamentary committees on Justice]...
Standing Committee of European Doctors: The Standing Committee of European Doctors (French: Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens, CPME) represents national medical associations across Europe. It promotes the highest standards of medical training and medical practice in order to achieve the highest quality of health care for ... (Organization) [77%] 2023-11-18 [International medical and health organizations]
List of Last Man Standing episodes: Last Man Standing is an American sitcom that premiered on ABC on October 11, 2011. Created by Jack Burditt, the series stars Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, previously a widely travelled outdoorsman but now a director of marketing at an ... (none) [75%] 2023-12-27 [Last Man Standing (American TV series)] [Lists of American sitcom episodes]...
List of Last Man Standing characters: The following is a list of cast members and characters appearing on the ABC (seasons 1–6) and Fox (season 7–9) sitcom Last Man Standing. Several notable guest stars have appeared throughout the series, including appearances made by cast ... (none) [75%] 2025-01-10 [Last Man Standing (American TV series)] [Lists of American sitcom television characters]...
List of committees in Texas state government: There are no joint committees of the Texas State Legislature. The Texas Senate has 15 standing committees. [71%] 2022-08-31 [List of state standing committees]
Standing Committee of the National Assembly: The Standing Committee of the National Assembly, formerly known as the Council of State, is the highest standing body of the National Assembly of Vietnam. Its members are elected from among National Assembly deputies, including the Chairman/Chairwoman, Deputy Chairmen ... [70%] 2024-01-09 [Politics of Vietnam] [National Assembly (Vietnam)]...
Standing Committee on Pressure Groups: The Standing Committee on Pressure Groups (SCOPG) was a secret committee set up in 1977 by the Hong Kong government to monitor the activities of pressure groups. The existence of this committee was first revealed in the New Statesman on ... [70%] 2024-09-02 [British Hong Kong] [Politics of Hong Kong]...
List of United States House of Representatives committees: There are two main types of congressional committees in the United States House of Representatives, standing committees and select committees. Committee chairs are selected by whichever party is in the majority, and the minority party selects ranking members to lead ... (None) [68%] 2024-12-13 [Committees of the United States House of Representatives] [Lists related to the United States House of Representatives]...
List of United States congressional joint committees: This is a list of active joint United States congressional committees. For purpose of seniority on joint committees, total time in Congress—Senate and House—is counted. (None) [67%] 2025-01-16 [Joint committees of the United States Congress] [Government-related lists]...
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