point of order


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

Origin of point of order

1
First recorded in 1745–55

Words Nearby point of order

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British Dictionary definitions for point of order

point of order

nounplural points of order
  1. a question raised in a meeting or deliberative assembly by a member as to whether the rules governing procedures are being breached

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