cloture

[ kloh-cher ]

/ ˈkloʊ tʃər /

U.S. Parliamentary Procedure

noun

a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.

verb (used with or without object), clo·tured, clo·tur·ing.

to close (a debate) by cloture.

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Origin of cloture

1870–75; < French clôture, Middle French closture < Vulgar Latin *clōstūra, alteration of Latin clōstra, claustra, plural of claustrum barrier. See claustral, -ure

Words nearby cloture

clotilda, clottage, clotted cream, clotting factor, clotty, cloture, clou, cloud, cloud banner, cloud base, cloud chamber

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Example sentences from the Web for cloture

The little pests will go on to a supposedly prestigious institution (the Senate) choked in ivy (or cloture debate).
The Federal Government Has Violated My Right to Chainsaw|P. J. O’Rourke|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The big turning point in the vote seemed to be when both McConnell and Cornyn supported the cloture vote.
Senate Raises Debt Ceiling After GOP 'Dysfunction'|Ben Jacobs|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally, in 1917, a cloture vote, which could end the filibuster by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, was enacted.
Senate Democrats Didn’t Go Far Enough to Kill the Filibuster|Dean Obeidallah|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By a 61-30 vote, the Senate voted for cloture Monday evening on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA.
Gay Rights Bill Advances in Senate|Ben Jacobs|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Senators from both parties had already predicted that the authorization to use force in Syria would require a cloture vote.
Syria War Resolution Will Require 60 Votes in Senate|Josh Rogin|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To prevent this Mr. Mason wishes a rule of cloture (or closure, as it is called in England) adopted.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 27, May 13, 1897|Various
If you had asked a Chicagoan, the honorable chairman would have been compelled to resort to cloture before the orator got through.
Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cloture

cloture

/ (ˈkləʊtʃə) /

noun

closure in the US Senate

verb

(tr) to end (debate) in the US Senate by cloture

Word Origin for cloture

C19: from French clôture, from Old French closure

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Cultural definitions for cloture

cloture

[ (kloh-chuhr) ]

A vote of a legislature used to stop debate on an issue and put the issue to a vote. (See filibuster.)