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previous question in American English
the question, put as a motion, whether a matter under consideration by a parliamentary body should be voted on immediately: defeat of the motion permits further consideration
noun: a move that a vote be taken at once on a main question, used esp. as a means of cutting off further debate

previous question in British English
noun: (in the House of Commons) a motion to drop the present topic under debate, put in order to prevent a vote

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