rules of order

Synonyms:

order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure

Examples:

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

Types:

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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

closure by compartment, guillotine

closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

Type of:

prescript, rule

prescribed guide for conduct or action