English noun: parliamentary law | |||
1. | parliamentary law (communication) a body of rules followed by an assembly | ||
Synonyms | order, parliamentary procedure, rules of order | ||
Broader (hypernym) | prescript, rule | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule, interpellation, point of order, previous question, standing order | ||
Instance hyponym | Robert's Rules of Order | ||
Domain category members | mover, proposer | ||