Definition of "clause" []

• Grammar A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence. (noun)
• A distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document. (noun)

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• "By claiming power under the coinage clause, Mr. Bernanke was behaving a bit like Secretary of State Alexander Haig when, after President Ronald Reagan was shot, he suggested, albeit fleetingly, that he had the constitutional authority of the president."
• "Some people in the Debian community think that this clause is at odds with the Debian Free Software Guidelines."
• "This clause is the PJ's protection against being involved in a libel suit because someone on the copy desk decided to be "cute" with the caption."