rules of order

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rules of order - a body of rules followed by an assembly parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, order prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action 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 cloture, gag law, gag rule, closure - 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 mover, proposer - (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion