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
Virginia House: Virginia House is a manor house on a hillside overlooking the James River in the Windsor Farms neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States. The house was constructed from the materials of the 16th-century Priory House, Warwick in Warwickshire, England ... (Historic house in Virginia, United States) [83%] 2023-12-27 [Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia] [Houses in Richmond, Virginia]...
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]
Rules Committee, Virginia State Senate: The Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Virginia State Senate. Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Virginia State Senate are assigned by the majority caucus. [76%] 2022-07-12 [State senate standing committees] [Standing committees, Virginia State Senate]...
Slate, Virginia: Slate is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, in the United States. A post office was established at Slate in 1938, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965. (Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States) [74%] 2023-12-27 [Unincorporated communities in Buchanan County, Virginia] [Unincorporated communities in Virginia]...
Virginia Slate: Buckingham Slate is quarried in Buckingham County, Virginia, in the town of Arvonia. This natural stone has a distinct gray/blue/black color and glistens due to its mica content. [74%] 2023-12-19 [Buckingham County, Virginia] [Mining in Virginia]...
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) [70%] 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) [70%] 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) [70%] 2025-02-28 [Standing committees of the Storting] [Parliamentary committees on Justice]...
Rules Committee, Virginia House of Delegates: The Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Virginia House of Delegates. Per the House Rules, committees of the Virginia House of Delegates are assigned by the Speaker of the House. [70%] 2022-06-06 [State house standing committees] [Standing committees, Virginia State House]...
Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State Senate: The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the West Virginia State Senate. Per the Senate Rules, committees of the West Virginia State Senate are assigned by the president of the Senate. [69%] 2022-05-24 [State senate standing committees] [Standing committees, West Virginia State Senate]...
Finance Committee, West Virginia State Legislature: The Finance Committee is a joint standing committee of the West Virginia State Legislature that no longer fell within Ballotpedia's coverage scope as of March 2021. The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative ... [69%] 2022-06-12 [Joint legislative committees] [Select committees of state legislatures]...
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