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cloture
cloturea method of closing a debate and forcing an immediate vote
Not to be confused with:closer – a person or thing that closes: She was called in to be the closer of the deal.; nearer: She’s closer to understanding the situation.closure – the act of closing; bringing to an end; something that closes: The arrest brought closure to the difficult case.clo·ture C0420100 (klō′chər)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.]cloture (ˈkləʊtʃə) n (Parliamentary Procedure) closure in the US Senatevb (Parliamentary Procedure) (tr) to end (debate) in the US Senate by cloture[C19: from French clôture, from Old French closure]clo•ture (ˈkloʊ tʃər)
n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n. 1. a closing of debate in a legislative body in order to bring the question to a vote. v.t. 2. to close (a debate) by cloture. [1870–75; < French clôture, Middle French closture < Vulgar Latin *clōstūra, alter. of Latin clōstra, claustra, pl. of claustrum barrier] cloture
Past participle: clotured
Gerund: cloturing
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| I cloture | | you cloture | | he/she/it clotures | | we cloture | | you cloture | | they cloture |
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| I clotured | | you clotured | | he/she/it clotured | | we clotured | | you clotured | | they clotured |
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| I am cloturing | | you are cloturing | | he/she/it is cloturing | | we are cloturing | | you are cloturing | | they are cloturing |
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| I have clotured | | you have clotured | | he/she/it has clotured | | we have clotured | | you have clotured | | they have clotured |
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| I was cloturing | | you were cloturing | | he/she/it was cloturing | | we were cloturing | | you were cloturing | | they were cloturing |
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| I had clotured | | you had clotured | | he/she/it had clotured | | we had clotured | | you had clotured | | they had clotured |
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| I will cloture | | you will cloture | | he/she/it will cloture | | we will cloture | | you will cloture | | they will cloture |
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| I will have clotured | | you will have clotured | | he/she/it will have clotured | | we will have clotured | | you will have clotured | | they will have clotured |
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| I will be cloturing | | you will be cloturing | | he/she/it will be cloturing | | we will be cloturing | | you will be cloturing | | they will be cloturing |
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| I have been cloturing | | you have been cloturing | | he/she/it has been cloturing | | we have been cloturing | | you have been cloturing | | they have been cloturing |
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| I will have been cloturing | | you will have been cloturing | | he/she/it will have been cloturing | | we will have been cloturing | | you will have been cloturing | | they will have been cloturing |
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| I had been cloturing | | you had been cloturing | | he/she/it had been cloturing | | we had been cloturing | | you had been cloturing | | they had been cloturing |
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| I would cloture | | you would cloture | | he/she/it would cloture | | we would cloture | | you would cloture | | they would cloture |
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| I would have clotured | | you would have clotured | | he/she/it would have clotured | | we would have clotured | | you would have clotured | | they would have clotured |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cloture - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative bodygag law, gag rule, closureparliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order, order - a body of rules followed by an assemblyclosure by compartment, guillotine - closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill | | Verb | 1. | cloture - terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"closureterminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
TranslationsCloture
Related to Cloture: filibusterClotureThe procedure by which debate is formally ended in a meeting or legislature so that a vote may be taken. Cloture is a means of terminating a filibuster, which is a prolonged speech on the floor of the Senate designed to forestall legislative action. cloture
Related to cloture: filibusterSynonyms for cloturenoun a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative bodySynonymsRelated Words- parliamentary law
- parliamentary procedure
- rules of order
- order
- closure by compartment
- guillotine
verb terminate debate by calling for a voteSynonymsRelated Words |