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cloture
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clo·ture  (klchr)
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.]

cloture [ˈkləʊtʃə]
n
(Law / Parliamentary Procedure) closure in the US Senate
vb
(Law / Parliamentary Procedure) (tr) to end (debate) in the US Senate by cloture
[from French clôture, from Old French closure]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cloture - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order, order - a body of rules followed by an assembly
closure by compartment, guillotine - closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
Verb1.cloture - terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
terminate, end - 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"
Translations
cloture [ˈkləʊtʃəʳ]
A. N (US) (Pol) → clausura f
B. CPD cloture rule Ncontrol del tiempo de intervención(en un debate)


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