| 单词 | ten-minute rule |
| 释义 | > as lemmasten-minute rule ten-minute rule n. (also ten minutes rule) a standing order of the House of Commons allowing brief discussion of a motion for leave to introduce a bill, each speech being limited to ten minutes' duration. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > standing order allowing brief discussion ten-minute rule1908 1908 A. E. Steinthal tr. J. Redlich Procedure House of Commons III. ii. x. i. 86 Under a standing order passed in 1888, popularly known as the ‘ten minutes rule’ (Standing Order 11) an abbreviated mode of procedure is authorised for the introduction of bills. 1971 Hindell & Simms Abortion Law Reformed xi. 232 Ten minute rule bills can be brought before the House with a short speech each Tuesday and Wednesday after question time, but if the House agrees to the introduction of such a bill all further progress to a second reading and beyond depends, in practice, on the Government..giving it parliamentary time. < as lemmas |
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