cloture
UK[ˈkləʊtʃə]US[ˈkloʊtʃər]
n
a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote in a legislative assembly, especially in the us senate.
v
to end a legislative debate by cloture.
Morpheme Breakdown
clot
ure
clot
close
ure
noun suffix denoting action or result
Etymology
the word 'cloture' entered english in the late 19th century directly from french, where 'clôture' means 'closure' or 'the act of closing'. its french form derives from the old french verb 'clore', meaning 'to close', which itself traces back to the latin verb 'claudere' with the same meaning. the specific parliamentary sense developed in english, borrowing the french term for a closing procedure to denote the formal ending of debate. thus, the literal sense of 'a closing' evolved into the technical legislative procedure for closing discussion and forcing a vote.
Analysis
Structure: clot (close) + ure (noun suffix denoting action or result)
clot (from old french 'clore', meaning 'to close', ultimately from latin 'claudere'); ure (a noun-forming suffix of french/latin origin, indicating an action, process, or result).
Examples
the senate invoked cloture to end the filibuster and proceed to a vote on the bill.
sixty votes are required to successfully move for cloture in the us senate.
after days of endless debate, the majority leader finally decided to cloture the discussion.