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cloture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | closure, gag law, gag rule |
| Type of | parliamentary procedure, rules of order, order, parliamentary law |
| Has types | closure by compartment, guillotine |
Examples of cloture
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A cloture vote to break the filibuster failed, and the nomination was withdrawn.
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The vote was 57-40 in favor of the cloture motion that required 60 votes to pass.
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Some were affronted by the haste with which he demanded cloture and a final vote.
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Even that was not enough, and at week's end the Senate again balked at cloture.
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In 1959, the Senate restored the cloture threshold to two-thirds of those voting.
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Scott was one of five Republican senators to vote for cloture on the jobs bill.
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In the past, two-thirds of all those present and voting had to assent to cloture.
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On December 8, 2011, the Senate failed to secure cloture on Cordray's nomination.
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Also, there are some minimum time frames that come into play in cloture votes.
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- Closure: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- Closure: terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
- In parliamentary procedure, cloture is a motion or process aimed at bringing debate to a quick end. It is also called closure or, informally, a guillotine. The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembly, from which the name is taken. ...
- In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (filibuster); a motion, procedure or rule, by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate
- A parliamentary action to cease debate on a bill and vote immediately on its advancement.
- In the U.S. Senate, the only way to end a filibuster is through a cloture vote. If a super majority of 60 senators vote for cloture, time limits for debate will be set.
- A process by which debate can be ended in the Senate. A motion for cloture requires 16 Senator's signatures for introduction and the support of two-thirds of those present and voting.
- A parliamentary procedure for ending debate on an issue and moving directly to a vote. The U.S. Senate adopted a cloture rule in 1917 that requires a two-thirds vote of that body to end a filibuster; rarely employed in deference to the Senate tradition of free debate.
- The formal end to a debate or filibuster in the Senate requiring a three-fifths vote.
