Standing Order

standing order or standing orders may refer to:

  • standing order (banking) (or banker's order), instruction to a bank to pay a set amount at regular intervals from one account to another
  • rules of order (or standing orders), governing parliamentary procedure for an assembly
  • general order, directive published by a military commander, and binding upon all personnel under their command

Famous quotes containing the words standing and/or order:

    “Heaven froze above, severe; the clouds congeal,
    And through the crystal vault appeared the standing hail.”
    —Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)

    “Remember, a woman has to work harder than a man and have more patience in order to achieve success.”
    —Margaret Mary Morgan, U.S. suffragist, print shop owner, and politician. As quoted in Dianne Feinstein, ch. 5, by Jerry Roberts (1994)