cloture

• Nom désignant une procédure ou une règle parlementaire utilisée pour limiter ou mettre fin à un débat dans une assemblée législative ou délibérante.

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.

   Clôture des débats

   • 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.

   Synonymesclosureguillotineprevious question

• Verbe utilisé en procédure parlementaire pour désigner l'action de mettre fin à un débat et de forcer un vote sur une proposition, généralement afin d'empêcher l'obstruction.

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.

   Clore le débat par un vote

   • 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.

   Synonymesclosuregagguillotine