clo·ture 
(klōchər)
(klōchər)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.]