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cloture

noun

1 cloture

A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body.

synonyms: closure, gag law, gag rule.

is a specific kind of: order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order.

is a broader term that covers: closure by compartment, guillotine.

derivation: closure, cloturev1.

verb

1 cloture

Terminate debate by calling for a vote:
— Cloture the discussion.

synonym: closure.

is a specific kind of: end, terminate.

derivation: closure, cloturen1, gag law, gag rule.

Moby thesaurus: cloture by compartment, committee consideration, debate, deliberation, division, filibuster, filibustering, filing, first reading, guillotine, introduction, kangaroo cloture, logrolling, roll call, second reading, steamroller methods, tabling, talkathon, third reading, vote.

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