Debate ender

• Close of legislature
• Filibuster stopper
• Parliamentary procedure
• Debate-ending procedure
• Debate-limiting method
• A rule for ending debate in a deliberative body
• Senatorial speed-up

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cloture \Cl[^o]`ture"\, n. [F.] (Parliamentary Practice) See Closure , 5.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body [syn: closure , gag rule , gag law ] v. terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" [syn: closure ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) 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 ...