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noun
A formal procedure used by a deliberative assembly in its decision-making, to keep order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a body of rules followed by an assembly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: order, rules of order, parliamentary law
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rule, prescript
Narrower terms: interpellation, standing order, closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law, point of order, previous question, Robert's Rules of Order
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