rules of order
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1. a body of rules followed by an assembly (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | prescript, rule, |
| definition | : | prescribed guide for conduct or action (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | interpellation, |
| definition | : | (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | standing order, |
| definition | : | a rule of order permanently in force (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | point of order, |
| definition | : | a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | previous question, |
| definition | : | a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | robert's rules of order, |
| definition | : | a book of rules for presiding over a meeting; written by Henry M. Martin in 1876 and subsequently updated through many editions (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | mover, proposer, |
| definition | : | (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion (noun.person) |
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