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I apply the three gag rule, which is if I can read a script without gagging more than three times, then maybe I can say yes to this job.
Peter Riegert

Meaning of "gag rule" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GAG RULE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAG RULE

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Gag rule is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAG RULE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gag rule

A gag rule is a rule that limits or forbids the raising, consideration or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative or decision-making body.

Definition of gag rule in the English dictionary

The definition of gag rule in the dictionary is any closure regulation adopted by a deliberative body.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAG RULE

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Gagarin
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gaggle
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WORDS THAT END LIKE GAG RULE

as a rule
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ground rule
home rule
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Synonyms and antonyms of gag rule in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gag rule» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAG RULE

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The translations of gag rule from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gag rule» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

GAG规则
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ley mordaza
570 millions of speakers

English

gag rule
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झूठ नियम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حكم أسكت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кляп правило
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lei da mordaça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠাট্টা নিয়ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

règle gag
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undang peraturan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gag Rule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ギャグルール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개그 규칙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lelucon aturan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quy tắc gag
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காக் ஆட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंग नियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gag kuralı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gag rule
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gag reguła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кляп правило
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

regulă gag
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gag κανόνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gag reël
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gag regel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gag regelen
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAG RULE»

The term «gag rule» is normally little used and occupies the 119.300 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gag rule

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Famous quotes and sentences with the word gag rule.
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Peter Riegert
I apply the three gag rule, which is if I can read a script without gagging more than three times, then maybe I can say yes to this job.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAG RULE»

Discover the use of gag rule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gag rule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gag Rule: On the Suppression of Dissent and the Stifling of ...
On the Suppression of Dissent and the Stifling of Democracy Lewis H. Lapham. filmed in the city's stores, office and apartment buildings, restaurants, airports, jails, sports stadiums, and full-service limousines. In the spring of 2002, without ...
Lewis H. Lapham, 2004
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Encyclopedia of the United States Congress
gag rule A gag rule is a formal restriction of political speech. In the U.S. Congress the term refers to a rule limiting congressional debate on a particular issue. Although both houses of Congress have enacted gag rules, the HOUSE OF REPRE- ...
Robert E. Dewhirst, John David Rausch, 2009
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Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and ...
Despite all appeals by his political opponents that he remain silent, Adams fought relentlessly for repeal of the gag rule. On February 15, 1838, Congressman Adams introduced 350 antislavery petitions in defiance of the gag rule that the ...
Junius P. Rodriguez, 2007
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Sex and Society
The end of the global gag rule did not last long. On his first business day in office (January 22, 2001, the 28th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling Roe vs. Wade, which gave women access to legal abortions in every state), ...
‎2010
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Linking Visions: Feminist Bioethics, Human Rights, and the ...
KAREN L. BAIRD THE "GLOBAL GAG RULE" disqualifies foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving us. family planning funds if they provide counseling on abortion, offer abortion services, or participate in political abortion ...
Rosemarie Tong, Anne Donchin, Susan Dodds, 2004
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Toxic Mix?: A Handbook of Science and Politics
Indeed, when the Supreme Court ruled in May 1991 that the gag rule did not violate the Constitution, the Bush administration was free to impose it with increased vigor. Despite the use of the president's bully pulpit to support the gag rule, ...
Herbert N. Foerstel, 2010
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The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties: A - F, Index
The House renewed the gag rule at the beginning of each session of Congress and in 1840 made it a standing rule. From the start, Representative John Quincy Adams, elected to the House after having served as president of the United States ...
Paul Finkelman, 2006
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Encyclopedia of African American Politics
gag rule In 1837 the DEMOCRATIC PARTY in CONGRESS secured passage of the following resolution: “All petitions, memorials, resolutions or papers relating in any way or to any extent to the subject of slavery shall, without either being ...
Robert C. Smith, 2003
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Minority Rights, Majority Rule: Partisanship and the ...
Two days later, the House agreed to a compromise, which Adams in his diary noted would defer consideration of the gag rule until the next year ([1874-1877] 1969, 481). In the meantime, a select committee continued to work on a new set of ...
Sarah A. Binder, 1997
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Free Speech, “The People’s Darling Privilege”: Struggles for ...
And as Adams and others made the issue one of civil liberty, the support for the gag rule declined. Finally, at age seventy-six on December 3, 1844, Adams made a final motion to rescind the gag rule. His motion passed by a vote of 108 to 80.
Michael Kent Curtis, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAG RULE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gag rule is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pro-Choice Senators Defend International Family Planning
Human rights advocates vigorously oppose the global gag rule, also known as the Mexico City policy, because it harms the health and lives of ... «RH Reality Check, Jul 15»
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GOP Senators Help Democrats Advance Repeal of Ban on US …
joined Democrats to advance a repeal of what is called the “global gag rule” that bars U.S. funding of organizations that provide abortions ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Overnight Healthcare: Late objections cast doubt on cures bill
END OF 'GLOBAL GAG RULE'?: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday backed an effort to repeal a controversial U.S. policy ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
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Sens. Want Int'l Abortion, Family Planning Orgs Funded Again
... the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, in a step toward ending the “global gag rule” banning money for abortion providers. Sen. «Law360, Jul 15»
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Senators back repeal of 'global gag rule' for abortion services
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday backed an effort to repeal a controversial U.S. policy known as the “global gag rule,” which ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
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GOP senators join Dems to lift abortion 'gag rule'
The conservative-backed global gag rule essentially bars U.S. financial aid stipulated for contraception and family planning services, to any ... «Politico, Jul 15»
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Letter: Battle for global access to reproductive health care must …
At the moment, some in Congress want to reinstate the global gag rule, which bans foreign organizations from receiving U.S. family planning ... «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Reporting on slain prosecutor banned, military spox warns against …
The gag rule, ordered by Acting Attorney-General Ali Omran Thursday, aims to protect the integrity of investigations, a judicial source told ... «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»
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Republicans will hate Obama's new overtime rule, but they can't do …
For instance, the Mexico City Policy, also known as the “global gag rule,” prohibits the funding of any organization anywhere in the world that ... «New Haven Register, Jul 15»
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The "Dangers of Contraception" Revisited
The Committee bill also eliminates all funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and reinstates the Global Gag Rule, which bars ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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