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point of order

–noun Parliamentary Procedure.
a question raised as to whether proceedings are in order, or in conformity with parliamentary law.

Origin:
1745–55
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point of order  
n.   pl. points of order
A question as to whether the present proceedings are in order or allowed by the rules of parliamentary procedure.
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