standing order

noun

: an order or procedure that continues to be followed until it is changed or canceled

Full Definition of STANDING ORDER

: an instruction or prescribed procedure in force permanently or until changed or canceled; especially : any of the rules for the guidance and government of parliamentary procedure which endure through successive sessions until vacated or repealed

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First Known Use of STANDING ORDER

1737

Rhymes with STANDING ORDER

flight recorder, holy order, in short order, law-and-order, made-to-order, major order, market order, minor order, money order, mood disorder, pecking order, superorder, tape recorder, wire recorder

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