kangaroo closure

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kangaroo closure (countable and uncountable, plural kangaroo closures)

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