Cloture
Related Definitions
[n] a rule for ending debate in a deliberative body
[v] terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
Related Terms
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,