cloture
Meaning of cloture
noun
In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.
verb
To end legislative debate by this means.
Information about cloture
- The plural form of cloture is: clotures.
- Languages in which cloture is used:
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Hyphenation of cloture
clo-ture
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- cloture is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
cloture synonyms
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Anagrams of cloture
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