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standing committee

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as in steering committee

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Recent Examples of standing committee In an indication of the speech’s importance, all seven members of China’s powerful politburo standing committee, along with retired party and state leaders, were all present, according to state TV footage. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 The most notable change to the new Central Committee list was the exclusion of Choe Ryong Hae, chairman of the standing committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, who during an earlier part of Kim’s rule was seen as the second most powerful individual in Pyongyang. — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026 Politburo standing committee member Cai Qi, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and Vice Premier He Lifeng also attended the meeting along with the heads of China’s economic planning agency, finance ministry and commerce ministry. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standing committee

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The companies will oversee their work through a joint steering committee involving technical and executive leaders.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Resident John Bellos is part of the resident steering committee working on the purchase effort and says this notice gives residents a deadline to work toward.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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Worrell plans to introduce his hearing order at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, where it will likely be referred to a subcommittee for further discussion.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Two town council subcommittees began working on identifying options for finding the next town attorney, according to Moore’s August newsletter.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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