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gag rule
(redirected from Gag resolution)

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gag rule
n.
A rule, as in a legislative body, limiting discussion or debate on an issue. Also called gag law.

gag rule, resolution
n
(Law / Parliamentary Procedure) US any closure regulation adopted by a deliberative body
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Noun1.gag rule - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order, order - a body of rules followed by an assembly
closure by compartment, guillotine - closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill


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