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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Closure \Clo"sure\ (?, 135), n. [Of. closure, L. clausura, fr clauedere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. The act of shutting; a closing; as the closure of a chink. 2. That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed. Without a seal, wafer, or any closure whatever. --Pope. 3. That which incloses or confines; an inclosure. O thou bloody prison . . . Within the guilty closure of thy walls Richard the Second here was hacked to death. --Shak. 4. A conclusion; an end [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Parliamentary Practice) A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word {cl[^o]ture} was originally applied to this proceeding. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cloture \Cl[^o]`ture"\, n. [F.] (Parliamentary Practice) See {Closure}, 5. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cloture n : a rule for ending debate in a deliberative body [syn: {closure}, {gag rule}] v : terminate and take a vote; "Closure a debate" [syn: {closure}]
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