Note that House procedures place certain other limitations on the content of amendments, unless the special rule waives these restrictions. For instance, amendments must typically meet certain germaneness standards, meaning that they must be on the precise subject of the legislation being considered.
Best Answer: The suffix '-ist' has multiple meanings. The use of the suffix ist in English can mean any of the following: (depending on the context) advocate of user of/expert in detractor of
Word Origin and History for is Expand. v. third person singular present of be, Old English is, from Germanic stem *es- (cf. Old High German, German, Gothic ist, Old Norse es, er), from PIE *es-ti- (cf. Sanskrit asti, Greek esti, Latin est, Lithuanian esti, Old Church Slavonic jesti), from PIE root *es- to be.. Old English lost the final -t-. See be.