guillotine

IPA(Pronunciation)

also broadly empty-gloss figuratively informal transitive Britain US

Japanese Meaning

ギロチンを用いて処刑する（法律、政治的文脈、または非正式な言い回し） / （比喩的に）ギロチンを模した方法で、体の一部や紙の束などを切断または整える

To avoid a filibuster, the majority tried to guillotine the debate on the reform bill.

フィリバスターを避けるため、与党は改革法案の討論を打ち切ろうとした。

Sense（1）

(law, politics, informal); (also figuratively) To execute (someone) with a guillotine.

Many counterrevolutionaries were guillotined during the French Revolution.

Sense（2）

To cut or trim (a body part, a stack of paper, etc.) with a guillotine.

Sense（3）

(Britain) To end discussion (about a parliamentary bill or part of one) by invoking a guillotine procedure.

Sense（4）

(US) To end (a legislative debate) by invoking cloture.

guillotines

（ present singular third-person ）

guillotining

（ participle present ）

guillotined

（ participle past ）

guillotined

（ past ）