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Rules of order   /rulz əv ˈɔrdər/   Listen
Rules of order

noun
1.
A body of rules followed by an assembly.  Synonyms: order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure.



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"Rules of order" Quotes from Famous Books



... me this way: I ain't cut out for society as it is organised. I do all right in a town until the piano begins to get respectable and the rules of order are tucked snugly inside the decalogue, then I slip my belt, and my running gear doesn't track. I get a few grand and noble thoughts, freeze to 'em, and later find that the hereditary appurtenances thereunto appertaining are private property of someone else, and there is nothing for me to do ...
— In Our Town • William Allen White



Words linked to "Rules of order" :   gag law, prescript, closure, standing order, previous question, rule, interpellation, mover, gag rule, point of order, cloture, parliamentary procedure, proposer



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