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Answer for the clue "Debate ending ", 7 letters:
cloture

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cloture (US: ; British:), closure , or, informally, a guillotine is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end. The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembly , from which the name is taken. ...

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

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 ...

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Even the substitution of magnetic clotures for metal clasps had not proven successful.