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{{infobox motion

| name = Objection to the consideration of a question

| class = I

| inorder = When another ''has been assigned'' the floor, until debate has begun or a subsidiary motion has been stated by the chair

| seconded = No

| debatable = No

| amendable = No

| voterequired = Two-thirds against consideration sustains objection

| reconsidered = Negative vote (sustaining objection) only

}}

'''Objection to the consideration of a question''' is a method in [[parliamentary procedure]] of preventing a motion from coming before the assembly.<ref>RONR (10th ed.) p. 258</ref>{{verify source}} It requires a two-thirds vote to be sustained and is not debatable. It is classed as an [[incidental motion]].