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cloture

/ˈkloʊ.tʃər/

翻译: 指议会程序或规则,用于限制或终止立法或审议机构中的辩论。, 议会程序中的动词,指结束辩论并强制对提案进行表决,通常用于防止阻挠议事。

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noun

/ˈkloʊ.tʃər/C2formal
  • zh指议会程序或规则,用于限制或终止立法或审议机构中的辩论。

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.

    zh终止辩论

    • 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.

    同义词closureguillotineprevious question

词形
  • clotures plural form
  • clotures' possessive plural form
  • cloture's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈkloʊ.tʃər/C2formalamericanpolitical
  • zh议会程序中的动词,指结束辩论并强制对提案进行表决,通常用于防止阻挠议事。

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.

    zh投票终止辩论

    • 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.

    同义词closuregagguillotine

词形
  • clotured past participle
  • clotured past simple
  • cloturing present participle
  • clotures third person singular