The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
long-standing \long-standing\ adj. existing since a time in the distant past; as, long-standing policies. [prenominal] Syn: longtime(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
longstanding adj 1: having existed for a long time; "a longstanding friendship"; "the longstanding conflict"