cloture
/ˈkləʊtjʊə
/noun & verb
US term for closure (sense 2 of the noun).A cloture motion failed, and the nomination was withdrawn....
- Four Democratic Senators have announced that they will vote in favor of a cloture motion, and at least one more is believed likely to do so.
- He filed a cloture motion to end the debate and put the nomination to a vote.
Origin
Late 19th century: from French clôture, from Old French closure (see closure).
Rhymes
- French bulldog
- French Canadian
- French Canadianism
- French canvas
- French casement
- French chalk
- French clock
- French colonial
- French Congo
- French cricket
- French crown
- French cruller
- French cuff
- French curve
- French-cut
- French, Daniel Chester
- French defence
- French defense
- French door
- French drain
- French dressing
- French eaves
- requital
- requitative
- requite