cloture

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkləʊtʃə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klō′chər)

Inflections of 'cloture' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
clotures
v 3rd person singular
cloturing
v pres p
clotured
v past
clotured
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
clo•ture  (klō′chər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. [U.S. Parl. Proc.]
n. 
  1. Governmenta method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. Government, to close (a debate) by cloture.
  • Vulgar Latin *clōstūra, alteration of Latin clōstra, claustra, plural of claustrum barrier. See claustral, -ure
  • French clôture, Middle French closture
  • 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cloture / ˈkləʊtʃə/
  1. closure in the US Senate
  1. (transitive) to end (debate) in the US Senate by cloture
Etymology: 19th Century: from French clôture, from Old French closure
'cloture' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
closure

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