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Hastert rule
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English
Etymology
After Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Proper noun
Hastert rule
en politics The proposition that the speaker of a legislative body should not allow a floor vote on a bill unless a majority of the majority party supports the bill.