How do you use Cloture in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like closure or order, plus the exact meaning.
Cloture in a sentence
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
Using Cloture
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: closure, gag rule, gag law, order.
Context around Cloture
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cloture
- In this selection, "cloture" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, file, filing, produces, vote and motions stand out and add context to how "cloture" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include friday s cloture vote and like filing cloture produces an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cloture" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cloture
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to break ranks in Friday’s cloture vote. (16 words)
After you file cloture you have a two-day wait, so it’s not like filing cloture produces an immediate vote,” McConnell told reporters. (24 words)
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. (27 words)
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. (27 words)
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. (27 words)
After you file cloture you have a two-day wait, so it’s not like filing cloture produces an immediate vote,” McConnell told reporters. (24 words)
Example sentences (4)
After you file cloture you have a two-day wait, so it’s not like filing cloture produces an immediate vote,” McConnell told reporters.
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.