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Gag rule   /gæg rul/   Listen
Gag rule

noun
1.
A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body.  Synonyms: closure, cloture, gag law.






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"Gag rule" Quotes from Famous Books



... A few were presented by Mr. Adams, and then more and more, as they were sent in to him, and finally the southern representatives became so aroused, that they succeeded in passing what was known as the "gag rule," which prevented the reception of these petitions by the House. Adams protested against this rule as an invasion of his constitutional rights, and from that time forward, amid the bitterest opposition, addressed his whole force toward the vindication of the ...
— American Men of Action • Burton E. Stevenson



Words linked to "Gag rule" :   closure, parliamentary law, guillotine, cloture, closure by compartment, rules of order, gag law, order, parliamentary procedure



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