cloture

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Synonyms: closure, clôture, loture, clojure

Antonyms: closure, clôture, loture, clojure

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|law|politics|chiefly|US}} In [[legislative]] [[assemblies]] that [[permit#Verb|permit]] [[unlimited]] [[debate#Noun|debate]] (that is, a [[filibuster]]): a [[motion]], [[procedure]] or [[rule]] by which debate is ended so that a [[vote#Noun|vote]] may be taken on the matter. For example, in the {{w|United States Senate}}, a three-fifths [[majority]] vote of the body is required to [[invoke]] cloture and terminate debate.

Verb

1. To end legislative debate by this means.

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