Definitions for gag rule
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gag′ rule`(n.)
any rule restricting open discussion or debate concerning a given issue, esp. in a deliberative body.
Origin of gag rule:
1800–10, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law(noun)
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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