rules of order

Noun
  1. A body of rules followed by an assembly (synset 106665623)
    associated with: mover, proposer - (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion
    is a type of: prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action
    subtypes:
    • interpellation - (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
    • standing order - a rule of order permanently in force
    • closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
    • point of order - a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
    • previous question - a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly
    specific instances: robert's rules of order - a book of rules for presiding over a meeting; written by Henry M. Martin in 1876 and subsequently updated through many editions
    same as: order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure

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