on a point of order
1Point of Order (film) — Point of Order! is a 1964 documentary film about the Senate Army McCarthy Hearings of 1954. The hearings were broadcast live on television in their entirety and also recorded via kinescope. Made without narration, the film was compiled from the… …
2point of order — ˌpoint of ˈorder noun points of order PLURALFORM [countable] in a meeting or parliament, a question about whether its rules are being followed properly: • The South Carolina Democrat raised a point of order against the planned change. * * * point …
3Point of order — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …
4point of order — plural points of order n formal a rule used to organize an official meeting on a point of order (=according to a rule) ▪ One MP raised an objection on a point of order …
5point of order — ► NOUN (pl. points of order) ▪ a query in a formal debate or meeting as to whether correct procedure is being followed …
6point of order — noun count a question about whether something is against the rules of a meeting …
7point of order — n. a question as to whether the rules of parliamentary procedure are being observed …
8Point of order — For the 1964 documentary film, see Point of Order (film). For other uses see Point A point of order is a matter raised during consideration of a motion concerning the rules of parliamentary procedure.Explanation and usesinfobox motion name =… …
9point of order — noun a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure • Hypernyms: ↑order, ↑rules of order, ↑parliamentary law, ↑parliamentary procedure * * * noun, pl points of order [count] formal : a question or… …
10point of order — points of order N COUNT: usu sing In a formal debate, a point of order is an official complaint that someone makes because the rules about how the debate is meant to be organized have been broken. [FORMAL] A point of order was raised in… …
