standing order in English

noun
1
an order or ruling governing the procedures of a society, council, or other deliberative body.
The EP's Rules of Procedure, the standing orders of the Parliament, set numerical criteria for group formation.
2
a military order or ruling that is retained irrespective of changing conditions.
The soldiers carried with them CDF standing orders outlining the conditions under which a soldier might shoot.

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "standing order" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "standing order", or refer to the context using the word "standing order" in the English Dictionary.

1. I think they might prefer a cheque or a standing order, old chap.

2. If we place a standing order for magazines, we may be prompted to do more.

3. Yet standing-order ministers then were furious because travelers undercut them and shattered their monopolies.

4. It is my duty pursuant to Standing Order # to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Acadie-Bathurst, Education; the hon. member for Waterloo-Wellington, Trade; the hon. member for Frontenac-Mégantic, Dairy Products

5. It is my duty, pursuant to Standing Order #, to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre, Railways; the hon. member for Acadie-Bathurst, Employment Insurance; the hon. member for Davenport, Environment