guillotine
guillotine (noun) synonyms
guillotine definitions
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A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
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A legislative motion that debate be ended and a vote taken; a cloture.
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A parliamentary procedure for fixing the dates when various stages of discussion of a bill must end, to ensure that the enactment of the bill proceeds expeditiously.
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An instrument with a sliding blade for cutting the tonsils, uvula, or other body parts.
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A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.