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Standing order   /stˈændɪŋ ˈɔrdər/   Listen
Standing order

noun
1.
A rule of order permanently in force.





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"Standing order" Quotes from Famous Books



... almost said religiously—keep away from prayers. Lest I should appear to do injustice, I may say that the leaders of the Opposition are just as ungodly, and for precisely the same reason; their seats also are secured to them by standing order; and, accordingly, they also never enter the House until its devotions for the day are over. There was just one exception to this. For some reason best known to himself, Sir John Gorst (he is usually at variance with his friends) had come down early on June 28th, and was in his place ...
— Sketches In The House (1893) • T. P. O'Connor
... him adrift with "the wide world before him where to choose," a veritable bishop in partibus, without home, habitation, or name. There can be little doubt that these fancies were pressed by, if they did not originate with, persons belonging to the so-called "Standing Order" in New England, under the lead of a prominent ...
— Report Of Commemorative Services With The Sermons And Addresses At The Seabury Centenary, 1883-1885. • Diocese Of Connecticut


Words linked to "Standing order" :   parliamentary law, order, rules of order, parliamentary procedure


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