: a permanent committee especially of a legislative body
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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 Our standing committees should, and do, have a role to play in the rule-making process.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025 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,
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