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noun
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a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
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Cloture
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Example Sentences
- Fifty-six senators voted to cut off debate and move forward to a vote on the bill itself, a step known as cloture.
- Byrd, said he would not offer further cloture motions.
- The measure is simply put on hold until the next cloture vote.
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Word Origin & History
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.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
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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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
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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