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]
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. [86%] 2023-02-26 [Law] [Establishment Clause]...
Standing: STANDING stand'-ing. See ATTITUDES. stand'-ing. See ATTITUDES. [86%] 1915-01-01
Last House Standing: Last House Standing (Fang dong jiang xian sheng) is a documentary filmed in Shanghai featuring interviews of "Uncle Jiang" about his reluctance to sell his 1930s mansion in a district zoned for demolition. Jiang talks about his family, his loneliness ... [81%] 2023-11-22 [2004 films] [Chinese documentary films]...
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]...
Stalking horse: A stalking horse is a figure used to test a concept or mount a challenge on behalf of a third party. If the idea proves viable or popular, the third party can then declare its interest and advance the concept ... (Figure used to test a concept or mount a challenge anonymously on behalf of a third party) [77%] 2024-06-23 [English-language idioms] [Metaphors referring to horses]...
Stalking horse: A stalking horse is a figure used to test a concept or mount a challenge on behalf of an anonymous third party. If the idea proves viable or popular, the anonymous third party can then declare its interest and advance ... (Figure used to test a concept or mount a challenge on behalf of an anonymous third party) [77%] 2025-01-22 [Obfuscation]
Transportation Committee, Alaska House of Representatives: The Transportation Committee is a standing committee of the Alaska House of Representatives. Per the Uniform Rules, committees of the Alaska House of Representatives are assigned by the Committee on Committees with the committee's report subject to approval by ... [76%] 2022-10-19 [State house standing committees] [Standing committees, Alaska State House]...
Alaska (U.S. state): Alaska is the most northerly state in the United States of America, becoming part of the U.S. in 1959 (along with Hawaii in the same year). (U.S. state) [75%] 2023-06-11
Alaska: Alaska, a state of the United States of America located in the extreme northwest portion of the North American continent, is the largest U.S. state with 591,004 square miles (1,530,700 square km) of land area. Its ... [75%] 2023-02-03
Alaska (cantante): Olvido Gara Jova (Ciudad de México, 13 de junio de 1963), más conocida por su nombre artístico Alaska, es una cantante, actriz, compositora, presentadora de televisión, empresaria, escritora, productora y DJ hispanomexicana. Nació y se crio en la Ciudad de México ... (Cantante) [75%] 2024-01-11
Alaska: Alaska (/əˈlæskə/ ə-LAS-kə) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. (U.S. state) [75%] 2024-01-11 [Alaska] [Arctic Ocean]...
Alaska: Alaska (en aleutiano, Alax̂sxax̂; en iñupiaq, Alaasikaq; en alutiiq, Alas'kaaq; en yupik, Alaskaq; en tlingit, Anáaski; en algunas ocasiones hispanizado como Alasca) es uno de los cincuenta estados que junto con Washington D. C., forman los Estados Unidos. [75%] 2024-01-11
Alaska: Alaska became the forty-ninth state to enter into the United States of America in 1959. Alaska is not contiguous to the rest of the United States, bordering Canada's Yukon Territory and province of British Columbia to the east. [75%] 2023-02-05 [Alaska] [Red States]...
Alaska (song): "Alaska" is a song by American singer and songwriter Maggie Rogers. It was released on October 14, 2016, through Debay Sounds and Capitol Records, as the lead single from her extended play (EP), Now That the Light Is Fading (2017 ... (Song) [75%] 2024-01-11 [2016 singles] [2016 songs]...
Alaska: Alaska is the most northerly of the 50 states in the United States of America. It is also the largest in land area (586,412 square miles), though one of the smallest in population (pop. [75%] 2022-11-19
Alaska: Alaska 2022 elections: U.S. Senate • U.S. [75%] 2022-05-07 [Alaska] [States with initiative and referendum]...
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