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Cloture

Cloture meaning

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.

Synonyms of Cloture

closure gag rule gag law order rules of order parliamentary law parliamentary procedure end terminate

Example sentences (5)

After you file cloture you have a two-day wait, so it’s not like filing cloture produces an immediate vote,” McConnell told reporters.

ABORTION FUNDING: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (S. 109), sponsored by Sen. Roger F. Wicker, R-Mississippi.

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to break ranks in Friday’s cloture vote.

In 2013, Harry Reid changed the Senate rules on cloture to require a majority vote instead of 60 votes to confirm federal judges, except Supreme Court nominees.

McConnell filed a series of cloture motions on Thursday afternoon, leaving it still unclear when exactly the chamber is likely to get to the vote on appropriations.