About The Word Cloture
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Cloture
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What's The Definition Of Cloture?
[n] a rule for ending debate in a deliberative body
[v] terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" Synonyms | Synonyms for Cloture: closure | closure | gag rule Related Terms | Find terms related to Cloture: 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 See Also | closure by compartment | end | guillotine | order | parliamentary law | parliamentary procedure | rules of order | terminate Cloture In Webster's Dictionary \Cl[^o]`ture"\, n. [F.] (Parliamentary Practice)
See {Closure}, 5.
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