Definition

1. Noun:
   • Standing Committee / Permanent Committee: The body or group within an organization, assembly, or political party that is responsible for handling day-to-day affairs and making decisions when the larger, full body is not in session.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ban thường vụ Tỉnh ủy họp hàng tuần. (The Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee meets weekly.)
  • Công việc đó do Ban thường vụ Quốc hội quyết định. (That matter is decided by the National Assembly Standing Committee.)
  • Ủy ban thường vụ là cơ quan thường trực. (The Standing Committee is the permanent executive body.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in formal, organizational, and political contexts. It is a key concept in the structure of Vietnamese communist party committees and state bodies.
• It functions as a noun, typically as part of the compound phrase "Ban thường vụ" (Standing Committee) or "Ủy ban thường vụ".

Variants and Related Words

• Ban thường vụ (n): Standing Committee, Executive Committee. This is the most common and complete form of the term.
• Thường trực (adj): Standing, permanent. This adjective describes the nature of the committee's work (e.g., - permanent agency).

Synonyms

• Standing Committee
• Permanent Committee
• Executive Committee (in specific contexts)

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is permanent duty or routine duty, referring to the group tasked with continuous operational responsibilities. It does not mean "usual" or "ordinary" in a general sense.
• It is an administrative and political term, not used in everyday conversation about personal routines.