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Noun cloture has 1 sense

• cloture(n = noun.communication) closure, gag law, gag rule - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body; Array
is a kind of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order
has particulars: closure by compartment, guillotine
Derived form verb cloture₁

Verb cloture has 1 sense

• cloture(v = verb.change) closure - terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
is one way to end, terminate
Derived form noun cloture₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

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THESAURUS

cloture

cloture by compartment, committee consideration, debate, deliberation, division, filibuster, filibustering, filing, first reading, guillotine, introduction, kangaroo cloture, logrolling, roll call, second reading, steamroller methods, tabling, talkathon, third reading, vote

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Cessation

N cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence, intermission, remission, suspense, suspension, interruption, stop, stopping, closure, stoppage, halt, arrival, pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop, interregnum, abeyance, cloture, dead stop, dead stand, dead lock, finis, cerrado, blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration, comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop, end, death, I pause for a reply.

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