Meaning

1 senses

  1. To end legislative debate by this means.

More definitions
  • terminate debate by calling for a vote

Origin

Borrowed from French clôture (“closure”). Doublet of closure and clausure.

Borrowed from French clôture (“closure”). Doublet of closure and clausure.

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Forms

clotures, cloturing, clotured, clotured
Base formcloture · to cloture
3rd person singularclotures
Present participlecloturing
Past simpleclotured
Past participleclotured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycloture
he, she, itclotures

Past simpleLesson

all personsclotured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave clotured
he, she, ithas clotured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cloture

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • terminate debate by calling for a vote:closure

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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