question time

American  

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.

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question time British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of question time

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

I remember it because it was kept secret in advance and I bumped into the first minister rushing down a back staircase to leave Holyrood after question time that day.

From BBC

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