Thread: to pigeonhole?
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Old 31-Mar-2008, 00:20
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Default Re: to pigeonhole?

In the US, Congress often pigeonholes bills . . . . (never to be acted upon)

The dictionary has it as a noun - small compartment for filing papers, and a verb - to file, classify, to put aside for consideration later.

It is not a derogatory term.
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