question time

noun

, Parliamentary Procedure.

1. a time set aside in a session during which members of a parliament may question a minister or ministers regarding state affairs.

question time

noun

1. (in parliamentary bodies of the British type) a period of time set aside each day for members to question government ministers

Word History and Origins

Origin of question time¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of "running scared of scrutiny" over the decision to move a public question time event online to avoid protest and disruption.

From BBC

He led the SNP's Westminster group for five years and faced four different Conservative prime ministers at question time in the Commons.

From BBC

Mr. Rogers offered Mr. Clyde the bulk of his question time for the grilling, after noting that the record-setting levels of military assistance required “an unprecedented level of oversight by Congress.”

From New York Times

Meanwhile, First Minister Mark Drakeford said rugby bosses had to take "urgent and transparent action" and acknowledge the scale of the issue to restore confidence in the WRU at question time in the Senedd.

From BBC

“We are on the verge of seeing a possible mass dismissal of researchers this year,” Tomoko Tamura, a member of the legislature’s upper house, said during a May parliamentary question time on the issue.

From Science Magazine