Cloture
WordNet
noun
(1) A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
verb
(2) Terminate debate by calling for a vote
"Debate was closured"
"Cloture the discussion"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (filibuster); a motion, procedure or rule, by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate.