Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A formal procedure used by a deliberative assembly in its decision-making, to keep order.

More definitions
  • a body of rules followed by an assembly

Forms

plural: parliamentary procedures

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a body of rules followed by an assembly:orderrules of orderparliamentary law

Word family

1 related words

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