- cloturing
- clo·ture || 'kləʊtʃə n. act of ending a discussion with a vote; closure v. close a discussion, end a discussion with a vote
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cloture — /kloh cheuhr/, n., v., clotured, cloturing. U.S. Parl. Proc. n. 1. a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question. v.t., v.i. 2. to close (a debate) by cloture. [1870 75; < F clôture, MF closture < VL… … Universalium
cloture — [klō′chər] n. [Fr clôture < OFr closture < ML clostura (altered after L claustrum: see CLOISTER] the parliamentary procedure by which debate is closed and the measure under discussion put to an immediate vote vt. clotured, cloturing to… … English World dictionary
