Meaning of CLOTURE
| Pronunciation: | | 'klowchur
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- [n] a rule for ending debate in a deliberative body
- [v] terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
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| | Synonyms: | | closure, closure, gag rule |
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| | See Also: | | closure by compartment, end, guillotine, order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order, terminate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cl[^o]`ture"\, n. [F.] (Parliamentary Practice)
See {Closure}, 5.
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| | Related Terms: | | cloture by compartment, committee consideration, debate, deliberation, division, filibuster, filibustering, filing, first reading, guillotine, introduction, kangaroo cloture, logrolling, roll call, second reading, steamroller methods, tabling, talkathon, third reading, vote |
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