kangaroo closure

noun

parliamentary procedure a form of closure in which the chairman or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others Compare guillotine

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The burden of responsibility thus thrown on the Chair is felt to be enormous, and it is chiefly on this account that the kangaroo closure has been very sparingly exercised.

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