Associations to the word «Cloture»
Noun
- Reid
- Senate
- Nomination
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- Vote
- Motion
- Debate
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- Confirmation
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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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.