Previous question — Previous question, in parliamentary procedure (also known as calling for the question, calling the question, close debate and other terms) is a motion to end debate, and the moving of amendments, on any debatable or amendable motion and bring… … Wikipedia
Previous question — Question Ques tion, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See {Quest}, n.] 1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer. [1913 Webster] 2. Discussion; debate; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
previous question — n. the question, put as a motion, whether a matter under consideration by a parliamentary body should be voted on immediately: defeat of the motion permits further consideration … English World dictionary
previous question — /priviəs ˈkwɛstʃən/ (say preeveeuhs kweschuhn) noun Parliamentary Procedure the question whether a vote shall be taken on a main question, moved before the main question is put in order to cut off debate …
previous question — noun Date: circa 1715 a parliamentary motion to put the pending question to an immediate vote without further debate or amendment that if defeated has the effect of permitting resumption of debate … New Collegiate Dictionary
previous question — Parl. Proc. a move that a vote be taken at once on a main question, used esp. as a means of cutting off further debate. [1690 1700] * * * … Universalium
previous question — pre′vious ques′tion n. gov a parliamentary motion that a vote be taken at once on the main question, cutting off further debate • Etymology: 1690–1700 … From formal English to slang
previous question — noun a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly • Hypernyms: ↑gesture, ↑motion, ↑order, ↑rules of order, ↑parliamentary law, ↑parliamentary procedure … Useful english dictionary
Previous — Pre vi*ous, a. [L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See {Voyage}.] Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Previous to — Previous Pre vi*ous, a. [L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See {Voyage}.] Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
