cloture

noun

clo·ture | \ ˈklō-chər

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Definition of cloture

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: the closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for a vote

cloture

verb

clotured; cloturing; clotures

Definition of cloture (Entry 2 of 2)

: to close (debate) in a legislative body by cloture Debate over the bill was short Tuesday evening. After an initial debate Tuesday afternoon, Senate Republicans clotured debate when the bill returned later in the day.— Brian Lyman

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The next immediate step in the Senate will be Friday’s cloture vote. — Li Zhou, Vox, "Kavanaugh’s nomination just moved one step closer to a floor vote," 4 Oct. 2018 Democrats file cloture on every nominee, which kicks off 30 hours of debate even if no Senator is opposed. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Ending the Nominations Blockade," 9 Oct. 2018 If a cloture were filed on Saturday, then, the layover day would be Sunday. — Gregg Re, Fox News, "Supreme Court set to begin new term with empty seat amid Kavanaugh uncertainty," 24 Sep. 2018 This is important because any member of the minority can try to block a cloture motion by using a filibuster. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "The nuclear option, explained.," 21 Dec. 2018 Because of that higher threshold for success, in recent years the cloture vote has essentially become the real vote determining whether a bill or amendment will pass. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "The nuclear option, explained.," 21 Dec. 2018 So how does the cloture process slow everything down? — Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, "Trump’s complaint that it will take 9 years to get all his nominations approved," 23 Apr. 2018 As the Senate moved toward this week’s cloture vote, Democrats, liberal interest groups and their media allies wrapped a full opposition campaign to Kobes around this ABA assessment. — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, "The ABA Strikes Back," 29 Nov. 2018 And cloture on Supreme Court nominees was only invoked four times before the nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch last year. — Jm Rieger, Washington Post, "How years of fighting — and hypocrisy — over Senate filibuster rules led to this moment," 5 July 2018

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cloture

noun

clo·ture | \ ˈklō-chər

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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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