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GAG RULE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
Synonyms:
closure; cloture; gag law; gag rule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("gag rule" is a kind of...):
order; parliamentary law; parliamentary procedure; rules of order (a body of rules followed by an assembly)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gag rule"):
closure by compartment; guillotine (closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill)
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