Standing rules, as understood in this book except in the
case of conventions, are rules (1) which are related to the
details of the administration of a society rather than to
parliamentary procedure, and (2) which can be adopted or changed
by the same conditions as any ordinary act of the the society.
...
A standing rule can be adopted by a majority vote at any
business meeting without previous notice. Although such a rule
remains in effect until rescinded or amended, it does not bind
future sessions if a majority desires to suspend it temporarily
for the duration of a particular session.
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 9th Edition, pp17-18
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