Associations to the word «Cloture»
Noun
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Adjective
Wiktionary
CLOTURE, noun. (legal) In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (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.
CLÔTURE, noun. Alternative spelling of cloture
Dictionary definition
CLOTURE, noun. A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body.
CLOTURE, verb. Terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion".
Wise words
A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time
as the bullets go flying through space.