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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
closure , 5. - To apply the cloture to: as, to
cloture a bill in Parliament. Also spelledclôture .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Parliamentary Practice) See
closure , 5.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
cloture .
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- verb terminate debate by calling for a vote
- noun a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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