point of order

American  

noun

Parliamentary Procedure.

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

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point of order British  

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of point of order

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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point of order

Daniela Duran of Colombia declared that her country had raised a point of order in a side text that was gaveled through, and was now formally objecting.

From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland called for a point of order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

Labour MP Clive Betts, raising a point of order in the House of Commons, said the "racist and Islamophobic" treatment of his colleague Mr Yasin was "completely unacceptable".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023

"No," Comer responded flatly before the two briefly continued the back-and-forth about the point of order.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2023

My point of order was, that the business of the Territories was set down as a special order immediately after the disposal of the business of the Committee of Thirty-three.

From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)