cloture

/ˈkləʊ.tʃʊər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkloʊ.tʃʊr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈklō-chər/ (ame, mw)

cloture — noun

1. a rule used in a parliament or senate that stops the discussion of a bill and fo

1.名詞C2
釋義

a rule used in a parliament or senate that stops the discussion of a bill and forces the members to take a vote

例句

Senator Asher filed a motion for cloture after the debate had dragged on for three days.

collocation: file/move a motion for cloture

The majority leader needed sixty votes to invoke cloture and end the long opposition speech.

collocation: invoke cloture

同義詞
  • closure

    British parliamentary equivalent; 'cloture' is the US Senate term

  • guillotine

    UK Commons procedure that sets a fixed time limit; harsher than cloture

  • gag rule

    informal and negative; suggests silencing rather than orderly closure

反義詞
  • filibuster

    the long speech that cloture is designed to stop

文法句型

invoke cloture

vote for cloture

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and used with verbs like 'invoke', 'move', 'file', or 'vote for/against'. Strongly tied to US Senate procedure, though the term is also used for other legislatures.

常見錯誤

❌The senators made a cloture on the bill.
✅The senators invoked cloture on the bill.
💡'cloture' collocates with 'invoke', 'move', or 'file', not 'make'.
❌They closured the debate.
✅They invoked cloture to end the debate.
💡the noun 'cloture' is far more common; the verb form is rare and mostly limited to specialist writing.

cloture — verb