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Question Period
(politics, government) In Canadian federal and provincial parliaments, a period of regularly scheduled time in the lower chamber during which members of the official opposition party and other members may direct questions to the prime minister and to cabinet ministers concerning affairs of state.
in question
Under consideration, under discussion. / In doubt, under dispute.
polar question
(linguistics) A question which has only two possible responses: yes (affirmative) or no (negative).
question the question
To ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified, especially as a preliminary to answering it, for example a complex question or loaded question.
( present singular third-person )
( participle present )
( participle past )
( past )
question of time
sixty-four thousand dollar question
(dated, US) Synonym of million-dollar question
wh-question
(chiefly linguistics) A question that is introduced by a wh-word (what, where, why, etc.) and cannot be answered by yes or no.
inverted question mark
The punctuation mark "¿", which is placed at the beginning of questions in Spanish and, less commonly, Catalan.
inverted question marks
wife-beating question
(rhetoric) A question that presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be directly answered without incriminating oneself or, at least, unintentionally conceding a point; a loaded question.