Definition of cloture
: the closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for a vote
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Filibusters are used by opponents of a nominee or legislation, while cloture is filed by supporters.
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This is largely because as of June 5 Mr. Trump’s nominees had faced 101 cloture votes.
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No, this is also a new record in the Senate, even as Democrats are invoking a cloture vote, or long debate periods on every nominee.
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The Senate convenes at 3 p.m. ET Monday and has a cloture vote on circuit court nominee Kyle Duncan, who Democrats voted against in the Judiciary Committee after raising concerns about his views on gay rights.
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Needing 60 votes to invoke cloture, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell only got 51.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed cloture on the bill last Thursday.
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But without that consent, supporters need to file cloture.
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Reflective of this, on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed cloture on the nomination, which could set up a vote on Thursday or Friday to confirm NASA's next administrator.
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Origin and Etymology of cloture
French clôture, literally, closure, alteration of Medieval French closure
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legal Definition of cloture
: the closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for a vote
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cloture
transitive verbOrigin and Etymology of cloture
French clôture, literally, closure
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