Definition of house rule
: a rule (as in a game) that applies only among a certain group or in a certain place
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Such maneuvering, periodically allowed under house rules, is likely to intensify before an April 7 deadline.
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Most businesses will explicitly mention this in their house rules.
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At sensory-friendly events, the house rules are relaxed; ushers are trained to allow audience chatter and movement throughout a show.
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The eighth house rules detective activity, so don’t be afraid to investigate your psyche.
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Last December, the Assembly approved a series of house rules that define the public review period as only applying to bills whose next stop is the governor’s desk — and not to bills that still required the approval of the state Senate.
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First Known Use of house rule
1947
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