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kangaroo closure

kangaroo closure noun: in parliamentary procedure, the situation where the chairman or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others.

Noun

kangaroo closure (countable and uncountable, plural kangaroo closures)

  1. In parliamentary procedure, the situation where the chairman or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others.

Forms of kangaroo closure

pluralkangaroo closures

Origin of kangaroo closure

The skipping over certain amendments is likened to a kangaroo's leaps.

Questions about kangaroo closure

What does kangaroo closure mean?
Kangaroo closure means in parliamentary procedure, the situation where the chairman or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others.
What part of speech is kangaroo closure?
Kangaroo closure is a noun.
What is the plural of kangaroo closure?
The plural of kangaroo closure is kangaroo closures.

Words near kangaroo closure in the dictionary

  1. kangaroo beetle
  2. kangaroo beetles
  3. kangaroo camp
  4. kangaroo camps
  5. kangaroo care
  6. kangaroo closure
  7. kangaroo closures
  8. kangaroo code
  9. kangaroo court
  10. kangaroo courts
  11. Kangaroo Creek

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