ALL meanings of cloture
clo·ture
C c - noun cloture closure in the US Senate 3
- verb cloture to end (debate) in the US Senate by cloture 3
- noun cloture the parliamentary procedure by which debate is closed and the measure under discussion put to an immediate vote 3
- verb transitive cloture to apply cloture to (a debate, bill, etc.) 3
- noun cloture (in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote. 1
- noun cloture procedure for closing a debate 1
- noun cloture a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question. 1
- noun cloture (law) 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. 0