arrangement rule
noun phraseUK /əˈreɪndʒmənt ruːl/
US /əˈreɪndʒmənt ruːl/
A rule that tells you how things should be put in order or set up.
The teacher explained the arrangement rule for lining up the chairs.
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2. A regulation about how items must be organized in a particular place.
The library has an arrangement rule for where books go on each shelf.
3. A guideline for the order of parts in a plan or design.
The arrangement rule says the biggest flowers go in the middle of the bouquet.
4. A principle that decides the sequence of elements in a group.
By the arrangement rule, students sit in alphabetical order.