The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CLOTURE , but the solution may also be TABLING which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Parliamentary procedure crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLOTURE | 43 % | 7 |
| RULESOFORDER | 14 % | 12 |
| RECONSIDERATION | 14 % | 15 |
| ACT | 14 % | 3 |
| TABLING | 14 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Parliamentary procedure
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- order
- parliamentary law
- rules of order
- parliamentarian
- parliament
- regular order
- house of parliament
- procedure
- parliamentary
- standing order
- convention
- act of parliament
Crossword Answer definitions
CLOTURE noun- In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.
- To end legislative debate by this means.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CLOTURE
- Debate-ending procedure
- Method of ending a filibuster.
- Method of ending debate, in Congress.
- Method of limiting debate.
- Filibuster foiler.
- Senatorial speed-up
- Cutting off a debate
- Close of legislature
- Debate-limiting method
- Parliamentary procedure
More clues leading to the result RULESOFORDER
More clues leading to the result RECONSIDERATION
More clues leading to the result ACT
- Be in a picture
- Charade
- Circus routine
- Class __
- Do something
- Drama part
- Ham it up
- Play the part
- Statute
- Tread the boards