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standing committee

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as in steering committee

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Recent Examples of standing committee 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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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
The governing board convened on July 30, and the technical steering committee is forming next.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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The State Department’s 2026 report on Cuba cites the subcommittee’s hearings as its only evidence that the Fair Play for Cuba Committee was subversive.

— Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
The subcommittee then decides how much money each eligible person should receive.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

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