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. A point of order was raised in parliament by Mr Ben Morris. A question as to whether the present proceedings are in order or allowed by the rules of parliamentary procedure. points of order a rule used to organize an official meeting on a point of order (=according to a rule)
question raised in order to verify that a certain action is acceptable under parliamentary procedure
a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure