cloture
UK/'klәutʃә/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A parliamentary procedure to end debate and force an immediate vote.
（议会）终止辩论付诸表决的程序。
v.
To end debate by this procedure.
以该程序终止辩论。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom French clôture, 'closure,' from Latin claudere (shut) — the same source as closure, just borrowed separately for the political sense. Cloture is the act of 'closing' a debate so a vote can be taken.
Root clud still carries 24 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.invoke cloture援引终止辩论程序
- 2.cloture vote终止辩论表决
Example Sentences
- 1.
The Senate voted for cloture to end the filibuster.
- 2.
Sixty votes are needed to invoke cloture.