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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Standing Orders

Rules or instructions constantly in force.

Standing orders.
Those bye-laws of the Houses of Parliament for the conduct of their proceedings which stand in force till they are either rescinded or suspended. Their suspension is generally caused by a desire to hurry through a Bill with unusual expedition.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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