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noun
In parliamentary procedure, a call to end debate on a pending proposal and bring it to an immediate vote.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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noun
a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, gesture, motion
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