Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call the question

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l the ques-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To end a period of debate on an issue by requiring a decision to be made with respect to that issue.

Inflected Forms

calls the question (present, singular) calling the question (participle, present) called the question (participle, past) called the question (past)

Frequently Paired Words

cloture

Questions

What does call the question mean?
To end a period of debate on an issue by requiring a decision to be made with respect to that issue.

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