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• Point 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… …   Wikipedia

• point 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 …   Financial and business terms

• Point 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• point 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• point of order — ► NOUN (pl. points of order) ▪ a query in a formal debate or meeting as to whether correct procedure is being followed …   English terms dictionary

• point of order — noun count a question about whether something is against the rules of a meeting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• point of order — n. a question as to whether the rules of parliamentary procedure are being observed …   English World dictionary

• Point 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 =… …   Wikipedia

• point 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• point 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… …   English dictionary

• point of order — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms point of order : singular point of order plural points of order a question about whether something is against the rules of a meeting …   English dictionary