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point of order

noun

, Parliamentary Procedure.
  1. a question raised as to whether proceedings are in order, or in conformity with parliamentary law.


point of order

noun

  1. a question raised in a meeting or deliberative assembly by a member as to whether the rules governing procedures are being breached
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of point of order1

First recorded in 1745–55

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