Virtually every legislature has a number of standing or permanent committees and may from time to time create special __________ committees to study urgent matters.

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The term "ad hoc" means something created for a specific purpose or situation, and in the context of committees, ad hoc committees are created for a particular task or issue. Therefore, ad hoc committees are typically used to study urgent matters or issues that require immediate attention. The other options, emergency, crisis, and disaster, are all similar in meaning and imply sudden or unforeseen situations, but are not necessarily relevant to describing committees specifically.

Virtually Every Legislature Has a Number of Standing or Permanent