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/ ˈkloʊ tʃər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
U.S. Parliamentary Procedure noun a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
verb (used with or without object), clo·tured, clo·tur·ing. to close (a debate) by cloture.
Origin of cloture 1870–75; <French clôture, Middle French closture <Vulgar Latin *clōstūra, alteration of Latin clōstra, claustra, plural of claustrum barrier. See claustral, -ure
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Example sentences from the Web for cloture The little pests will go on to a supposedly prestigious institution (the Senate) choked in ivy (or cloture debate).
The Federal Government Has Violated My Right to Chainsaw | P. J. O’Rourke| April 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The big turning point in the vote seemed to be when both McConnell and Cornyn supported the cloture vote.
Senate Raises Debt Ceiling After GOP 'Dysfunction' | Ben Jacobs| February 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Finally, in 1917, a cloture vote, which could end the filibuster by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, was enacted.
Senate Democrats Didn’t Go Far Enough to Kill the Filibuster | Dean Obeidallah| November 22, 2013| DAILY BEAST
By a 61-30 vote, the Senate voted for cloture Monday evening on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA.
Gay Rights Bill Advances in Senate | Ben Jacobs| November 5, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Senators from both parties had already predicted that the authorization to use force in Syria would require a cloture vote.
Syria War Resolution Will Require 60 Votes in Senate | Josh Rogin| September 4, 2013| DAILY BEAST
To prevent this Mr. Mason wishes a rule of cloture (or closure, as it is called in England) adopted.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 27, May 13, 1897 | Various
If you had asked a Chicagoan, the honorable chairman would have been compelled to resort to cloture before the orator got through.
Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for cloture verb (tr) to end (debate) in the US Senate by cloture
Word Origin for cloture C19: from French clôture, from Old French closure
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Cultural definitions for cloture A vote of a legislature used to stop debate on an issue and put the issue to a vote. (See filibuster.)
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