permanent committee

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permanent
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/us
/ˈpɝː.mə.nənt/
lasting for a long time or ...
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committee
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/kəˈmɪt.i/us
/kəˈmɪt̬.i/
a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information ...
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(Definition ofpermanentandcommitteefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He advocated a suggestion that has been made before—the setting up of apermanentcommitteeon tax.
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A jointpermanentcommitteehas been set up, which includes not merely trade members but representatives of the public in the impartial members.
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It proceeded to establish apermanentcommitteeon the peaceful uses of the sea bed and the ocean floor.
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I do not consider that there is a need for an inquiry of this kind, or for apermanentcommittee.
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Is this intended to be apermanentcommittee, or is it going to deal with certain cases and then disperse?
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It would be wrong to have apermanentcommitteeconsisting of only two members.
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We are entitled to ask whether those committees are producing the rewards which the proposedpermanentcommitteecould achieve.
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They will find, in the jointpermanentcommittee, a body perfectly capable of watching over the interests not only of the trade but of the public.
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Those are important issues, and the establishment now of apermanentcommitteeon the environment will enable progress on the issues that he identified and on many others.
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That is not apermanentcommittee.
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What we are concerned with is the constitution of apermanentcommittee, and not whether a particular case is heard by one, two or three people.
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An ordinary session of the legislature is held annually, and extraordinary sessions may be called by the governor or thepermanentcommittee.
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The general officers were the president (also chairman of thepermanentcommittee), the vice president and the secretary general.
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From 2006 until his death, he was a member of thepermanentcommitteeof the parliament.
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Apermanentcommitteewould also provide continuity between congresses.
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Most governmental legislative subcommittees are standing committees, which by another name is apermanentcommittee.
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In 1834, he was appointed chairman of thepermanentcommitteeof mining statistics.
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Student positions with voting rights were included on thepermanentcommitteeso an equitable curriculum will be created reflecting full community input from both students and faculty.
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The consultations between the social partners began in the mid-60s within the consultative committees, thepermanentcommitteeon employment and tripartite conferences on economic and social questions.
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