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parliamentary procedureor rules of orderGenerally accepted rules, precedents, and practices used in the governance of deliberative assemblies. They are intended to maintain decorum, ascertain the will of the majority, preserve the rights of the minority, and facilitate the orderly transaction of business. Rules of parliamentary procedure originated in Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries and were subsequently adopted by legislatures around the world. Robert's Rules of Order, codified in 1876 by U.S. Gen. Henry M. Robert (1837–1923) and regularly refined and enlarged, is the standard set of rules used by legislatures in the U.S. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Four hundred MPs of all parties signed a parliamentary motion backing it. The parliamentary motion, read out by Speaker Nabih Berri, said the Syrian military court's actions on Junblatt and Hamadeh were "rejected both in form and content". US support fell through after parliament dragged its feet in reconsidering a failed parliamentary motion allowing the deployment in southern Turkey of US troops bound for northern Iraq). |
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