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Cloture
Meaning
Noun
●
In American English, Law & Politics:
In
legislative
assemblies
that
permit
unlimited
debate
(that is, a
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
.
Verb
●
To end
legislative
debate
by this means.
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