stand·ing 1 adj: continuing in existence, use, or effect indefinitely
a standing order
standing 2 n
1: the status of being qualified to assert or enforce legal rights or duties in a judicial forum because one has a sufficient and protectable interest in the outcome of a justiciable controversy and usu. has suffered or is threatened with actual injury
only one who already has standing can argue the public interest in support of his claim — Hawaii's Thousand Friends v. Anderson, 768 P.2d 1293 (1989)
2: a principle requiring that a party have standing in order to justify the exercise of the court's remedial powers
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.