Cloture

Pronunciation: /kloʊtʃər/

Definitions of cloture

noun a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote

Example Sentences

A1 I don't understand what cloture means.

A2 The cloture vote ended the debate on the bill.

B1 The senator called for a cloture motion to end the filibuster.

B2 Cloture was invoked to limit further discussion on the controversial issue.

C1 The cloture rule allows for a vote to end debate on a bill with a three-fifths majority.

C2 The cloture process is a parliamentary procedure used to bring a debate to a close in the Senate.

Examples of cloture in a Sentence

formal The senator called for a cloture vote to end the debate on the bill.

informal Let's schedule a cloture so we can finally vote on this issue.

slang I can't believe they're using cloture to rush this through.

figurative Sometimes we need to use cloture in our own lives to put an end to unnecessary arguments.

Grammatical Forms of cloture

• past tense: clotured
• plural: clotures
• comparative: more cloture
• superlative: most cloture
• present tense: clotures
• future tense: will cloture
• perfect tense: have clotured
• continuous tense: is cloturing
• singular: cloture
• positive degree: cloture
• infinitive: to cloture
• gerund: cloturing
• participle: cloturing

Origin and Evolution of cloture

First Known Use: 1872 year

Language of Origin: French

Story behind the word: The word 'cloture' originated from the French word 'clôture' which means 'closure' or 'closing'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of parliamentary procedure to refer to the closing of debate, 'cloture' has evolved to also mean a method of ending a filibuster in the United States Senate.