Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A question as to whether the present proceedings are in order or allowed by the rules of parliamentary procedure.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
Examples
“The CHAIR decided that the point of order was badly taken, and that the member from Pittsylvania was in order.”
Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, for the Extra Session, 1861.
“They have also shown that women can legislate and administrate and rise to the point of order and lay things on the table in a manner as parliamentary and self-restrained as men.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘point of order’.
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POL - legislation
US Congress/Senate + Westminster + European Parliament usage
across the desk, act, action, adjournment, adjournment sine die, adoption, advise and consent, amendment, analysis of the b..., apportionment, appropriation, appropriations limit and 652 more...
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EU - Parliament vocabulary
Terms associated with the workings of the European Parliament
action for annulment, adjournment of de..., admissibility of ..., adoption of a text, agenda, allowances of MEPs, amendment, assent procedure, associated commit..., attendance register, blue card, breach of the Mem... and 241 more...
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INTERP - types of documents
accounts laid bef..., alternative amend..., amendment made by, bill, bills of major co..., budget blueprint, bulky document, Code of Conduct f..., committee recomme..., committee reports..., committee’s opinion, committee's propo... and 103 more...
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POL - cool collocations (Noun+Prep+Noun)
smack of a takeover, heart of the argu..., top of the agenda, flurry of drafting, point of order, rules on timing, flare-up of violence, series of triumphs, decommissioning o..., soldiers of fortune, years of haggling, foundations of le... and 27 more...
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INTERP - types of speeches
address, answer, background briefing, bogus point of order, briefing, ceremonial address, closing remark, contribution, critical remark, daily briefing, election address, exchange of toasts and 51 more...
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INTERP - VOCABULARY
The vocabulary of conference interpreting. I commend this list to those who want to know more about the profession and to those who wish to organize their knowledge about the profession. To aspirin...
retour language, A-language, B-language, C-language, relay language, take sy on relay, language booth, booth meeting, mic, mike, mission, freelance interpr... and 2086 more...
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