Definition of "germaneness" []

• The property of being germane. (noun)

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• "And even if a professor's speech is not precisely within the topic of the class, my organization, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, has long argued that academic freedom doesn't mean very much if it fails to provide some breathing room around the "germaneness" requirement."
• "+ Conservatives in GOP press for House rule changes requiring germaneness of amendments, to eliminate pork and unfriendly riders."
• "He is required to submit questions of order that raise constitutional issues, and those concerning the germaneness or relevancy of amendments to appropriations bills, to the full Senate."