closure by compartment meaning

• Noun: closure by compartment
  1. Closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
     - guillotine

  Derived forms: closure by compartments

  Type of: closure, cloture [N. Amer], gag law, gag rule

• compartment:    Noun: compartment& ...
• closure:    Noun: closure  ...
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