cloture

[kloh-cher]

noun

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

verb (used with or without object)

clotured, cloturing 

1. to close (a debate) by cloture.

cloture

/ ˈkləʊtʃə /

noun

1. closure in the US Senate

verb

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

cloture

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloture¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloture¹

C19: from French clôture, from Old French _closure

Example Sentences

Lowering the cloture threshold from 60 to 55 votes, for instance, would still require some bipartisan cooperation without letting a tiny minority veto everything.

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“Block cloture — no help for fascists,” one sign read.

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Republicans utilized the filibuster and cloture procedures in the upper chamber.

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The Senate needed to secure 60 votes to invoke cloture.

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The final 85-15 vote on the cloture motion for the compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act sets it up for final passage on Wednesday.

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