STANDING COMMITTEE

A 'standing committee' is a subunit of a political or deliberative body established in a permanent fashion to aid the parent assembly in accomplishing its duties. A standing committee is usually jurisdiction over a particular area of legislation by the parent body.

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In the People's Republic of China, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is the supreme decision-making body.

Legislatures


The phrase is used in the legislatures of the following countries:

Canada: see Standing committee (Canada)

China: see Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

United States: see Standing committee (United States Congress)

United Kingdom: see Public bill committee

Australia: see Australian House of Representatives committees and Australian Senate committees

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