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has gloss	(noun) a permanent committee standing committee
has gloss	eng: In the United States Congress, standing committees are permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules. (House Rule X, Senate Rule XXV). Because they have legislative jurisdiction, standing committees consider bills and issues and recommend measures for consideration by their respective chambers. They also have oversight responsibility to monitor agencies, programs, and activities within their jurisdictions, and in some cases in areas that cut across committee jurisdictions. Due to their permanent nature, these committees exist beyond the adjournment of each two year meeting of Congress.
lexicalization	eng: standing committee
subclass of	(noun) a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle committee, commission
has subclass	(noun) a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue Ways and Means Committee

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