| VERB | change | cloture, closure | terminate debate by calling for a vote |
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| NOUN | communication | cloture, closure, gag rule, gag law | a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
| Sounds | klow'cher | |
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| Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
| Meaning | A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body. | |
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| Synonyms | closure, gag rule, gag law | |
| Narrower | closure by compartment, guillotine | closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill |
| Broader | order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure | A body of rules followed by an assembly |
| Spanish | clausura | |
| Verbs | cloture | terminate debate by calling for a vote |
| Meaning | terminate debate by calling for a vote. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "cloture the discussion" | |
| Synonym | closure | |
| Broader | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
| Spanish | cerrar, clausurar | |
| Catalan | clausurar | |
| Nouns | cloture | a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
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