cloture | ||
1. | [ verb ] terminate debate by calling for a vote | |
Synonyms: | closure | |
Examples: | "debate was closured" "cloture the discussion" |
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Related terms: | end end closure | |
2. | [ noun ] a rule for ending debate in a deliberative body | |
Synonyms: | gag_rule gag_law closure | |
Related terms: | order closure_by_compartment closure | |
Similar spelling: |
cluttered clathrate clutter clitter Clethra clatter clothier clitoris clitoric Clitoria clitoral clattery Clathrus |