kangaroo closure

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noun

parliamentary procedure a form of closure in which the chairman or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes othersCompare guillotine (def. 4)

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How to use kangaroo closure in a sentence

The Government might suspend the 11 o'clock rule, and use ordinary and kangaroo closure.
The Annual Register 1914|Anonymous