cloture

• Sustantivo que designa un procedimiento o regla parlamentaria utilizada para limitar o poner fin a un debate en una asamblea legislativa o deliberante, permitiendo así pasar a votación.

A noun referring to a parliamentary procedure or rule used to limit or end debate in a legislative or deliberative assembly.

1. Procedure to end debateC2formal

   A parliamentary procedure used to close debate on a matter and bring it to a vote.

   Procedimiento para cerrar un debate

   • The Senate voted to invoke cloture on the controversial bill.
   • Cloture requires a supermajority to pass in many legislatures.
   • The opposition tried to block the motion, but cloture was successfully applied.

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• Verbo utilizado en procedimiento parlamentario para referirse a la acción de poner fin a un debate y forzar una votación sobre una propuesta, normalmente para evitar el obstruccionismo.

A verb used in parliamentary procedure to describe the act of ending a debate and forcing a vote on a motion, typically to prevent filibustering.

1. End debate by voteC2formalamericanpolitical

   To terminate debate on a bill or issue in a legislative body by calling for an immediate vote.

   Cerrar el debate por votación

   • The Senate voted to cloture the debate on the new tax bill.
   • The majority leader moved to cloture discussion on the amendment.
   • After hours of filibuster, they finally clotured the proceedings.

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