0 a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads:
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution.
1 a limit on the amount of discussion allowed about a particular law in Parliament, made by setting a fixed time before a final vote must be taken
2 to cut someone's head off using a guillotine:
During the French Revolution, thousands of people were guillotined.
3 to set a fixed time before a final vote must be taken on a particular law in Parliament:
4 a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame that was used for killing a person by cutting off his or her head
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