English Explanatory Dictionary

kangaroo closure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

kangaroo closure kangaroo closures

Etymology

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

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