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

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