How to pronounce cloture
American English pronunciation
KLOH-chur
- IPA
- /ˈkloʊtʃɚ/
- Syllables
- KLOH · chur (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cloture means
A vote that ends a long debate in a lawmaking body
In a sentence: After two days of speeches, the council voted for cloture so the plan could finally go to a vote.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from the French word for a closing.
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