closure by compartment

Thân thiện

The committee voted for closure by compartment on the transportation amendment.

Definition

Noun: 1. A parliamentary procedure: A specific type of closure (a method to end debate) applied in a legislative body, particularly the UK Parliament. It allows for the ending of debate on specific parts or sections (compartments) of a bill (a proposed law) without ending debate on the entire bill at once. This is a tool to manage time and ensure legislative progress.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The government invoked closure by compartment to expedite the committee stage of the Finance Bill.
  • To prevent endless discussion on minor amendments, the Speaker allowed a motion for closure by compartment.

Advanced Usage

• Procedural Context: This term is highly specific to parliamentary systems, especially the UK's House of Commons. It is a subset of the general "closure" rule (often called "clôture" or "guillotine").
• Strategic Use: Governments may use closure by compartment to control the legislative timetable and limit opposition scrutiny on selected parts of a complex bill.

Variants and Related Words

• Guillotine (noun): In a parliamentary context, this is a broader, more common term for a procedure that sets a strict time limit for debate on a bill or parts of a bill. Closure by compartment is a specific form of guillotine.
• Clôture (noun): A general term for a procedure to end debate and force a vote.
• Allocation of time motion: Another formal term for a procedure that schedules and limits debate, similar in function to a guillotine.

Synonyms

• Compartmentalized closure (procedural synonym)
• Partial guillotine (descriptive synonym)

Related Phrases

• To apply a guillotine: To impose strict time limits on debate.
• To move the closure: To propose ending debate on a question.

Related Idioms

This term is a technical procedural term and is not used in idiomatic expressions.

Học thuật

Noun

1. closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

Từ đồng nghĩa

• guillotine