Definition of cloture Cloture
/klowˈʧɚ/ - [klowcher] - clo•ture
We found 7 definitions of cloture from 6 different sources.
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What does cloture mean?
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| cloture - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body | ||
| closure, gag rule, gag law | ||
| parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order, order the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" | ||
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| cloture - terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" | ||
| closure | ||
| end, terminate bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cloture (Noun)
In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate filibuster; a motion, procedure or rule, by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cloture (n.)
See Closure, 5.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cloture
A motion or process aimed at bringing debate to a quick end in a parliamentary procedure.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cloture
klot′ūr, n. Same as Closure. [Fr. clôture—L. claudĕre, clausum, to shut.]
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