standing order
nounDefinition 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for the guidance and government of parliamentary procedure which endure through successive sessions until vacated or repealed
Examples of standing order in a Sentence
She placed a standing order for fresh flowers every week.
They were on standing orders never to leave the prisoner unattended.
Recent Examples on the Web
MPs might also need to suspend standing order 48, which says only a minister may propose acts costing public money. — The Economist, "Boris Johnson suspends Parliament, causing uproar," 29 Aug. 2019 Any group that gets naloxone from a pharmacy is asked to notify DOH, which will keep a list of organizations and notify them of changes to the standing order. — Ryan Blethen, Anchorage Daily News, "Anyone in Washington state can now obtain naloxone, the opioid overdose medication," 29 Aug. 2019 The news agency quoted the official as saying there is a standing order to negotiate the return of dissidents peacefully, which gives negotiators the authority to act without going back to the leadership. — NBC News, "U.S. citizens and other Westerners caught up in Saudi Arabia's fierce crackdown on dissenters," 29 July 2019 Texas Senate Bill 1462 took effect on Sept. 1, 2015 allowing doctors to write a standing order allowing anyone to get the drug. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Liberty-Dayton RMC hopes to stem opioid crisis in Liberty County," 25 June 2019 As of now, Jack & Ben’s has a standing order, so the cookies are there to stay! — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Where to Find Monster Cookies From Elizabeth Chambers' Bird Bakery," 22 June 2019 But states have been rushing to enact standing orders to allow police officers, firefighters and even members of the public to get it as the nation's opioid crisis worsens and overdoses become common in some areas. — Andy Marso, kansascity, "Here's how Missourians can get free naloxone, the drug that stops an opioid overdose | The Kansas City Star," 5 Apr. 2018 The standing order was issued by agency director Dr. Karen Smith on June 8. — Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, "More California pharmacies to distribute opioid overdose drug," 6 July 2018 At one Drug Mart location, a technician who answered the phone knew the standing order policy better than the pharmacist. — Staff, cleveland.com, "Comment here on cleveland.com court and crime stories for Sunday, April 29, 2018," 29 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'standing order.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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