smoke-out
n.— «HB 1261 failed to pass a Senate subcommittee Monday morning by a 7-1 vote, but the bill could be revived through a legislative procedure called a “smoke-out.” » —“Senate could revive gun bill” by Joe Sneve, Justin Wolfgang in University of South Dakota Volante Onine (Vermillion, South Dakota) Feb. 13, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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