Cloture

n.

1.

(Parliamentary Practice) See Closure, 5.

Noun	1.	cloture - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body Synonyms: gag law, gag rule, closure
Verb	1.	cloture - terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" Synonyms: closure

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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