Defenition of the word cloture
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Defenition of the word cloture
- A motion or process aimed at bringing debate to a quick end in a parliamentary procedure.
- terminate and take a vote; "Closure a debate"
- a rule for ending debate in a deliberative body
- a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
- terminate debate by calling for a vote
Synonyms for the word cloture
Hyponyms for the word cloture
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- closure by compartment
- guillotine
Hypernyms for the word cloture
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- end
- order
- parliamentary law
- parliamentary procedure
- rules of order
- terminate
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