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clo⋅ture
[kloh-cher] 
tʃər
noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing. U.S. Parliamentary Procedure–noun
| 1. | a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question. |
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
| 2. | to close (a debate) by cloture. |
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| clo·ture (klō'chər) n. A parliamentary procedure by which debate is ended and an immediate vote is taken on the matter under discussion. Also called closure. tr.v. clo·tured, clo·tur·ing, clo·tures To apply cloture to (a parliamentary debate). [French clôture, from Old French closture, probably alteration of closure, closure; see closure.] |
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Cloture
Cl[^o]`ture"\, n. [F.] (Parliamentary Practice) See Closure, 5.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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cloture [(kloh-chuhr)]
A vote of a legislature used to stop debate on an issue and put the issue to a vote. (See filibuster.)
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cloture
1871, the Fr. word for "the action of closing," applied to debates in the Fr. Assembly, from Fr. clôture, from O.Fr. closture, from L. claustura.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: clo·ture
Pronunciation: 'klO-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: French cloture, literally, closure
: the closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body esp. by calling for a vote —cloture transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cloture
in parliamentary procedure, method for ending debate and securing an immediate vote on a measure that is before a deliberative body, even when some members wish to continue the debate. Provision for invoking cloture was made in the British House of Commons in 1882, with the requirement that such a motion could carry only if it received at least 100 affirmative votes.
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