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    cloture

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    clo·ture /ˈkləʊtʃə $ ˈkloʊtʃər/ noun [countable] American English technical  PPVa way of ending an argument over a bill in the US government and forcing a vote on it 〔对议案的〕终止辩论提付表决    Origin cloture (1800-1900) French clôture “closure”, from Old French closure, from Latin clausura, from claudere; → CLOSE1
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    cloture
    clo‧ture /ˈkləʊtʃə $ ˈkloʊtʃər/ noun [countable] American English technical
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: French
     Origin: clôture 'closure', from Old French closure, from Latin clausura, from claudere; ⇨ close1
    a way of ending an argument over a bill in the US government and forcing a vote on it