WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stand′ing commit′tee, 
    1. Governmenta permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.
    2. Government(caps.) the highest policymaking body of the Chinese Communist party, composed of top party leaders from the Politburo.
    • 1900–05

'standing committee' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chu Teh - committee

Forum discussions with the word(s) "standing committee" in the title:


Look up "standing committee" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "standing committee" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.