- 1終結辯論（美國國會迫使法案付諸表決的程序）
In the United States government, cloture is a special way to stop the talking on a bill and force a vote. In the Senate, a few people can keep speaking for a very long time so that a vote never happens. Cloture is the rule that cuts that short: if enough senators agree — usually three-fifths, which is sixty if all hundred are there — debate ends and the vote must come. Though actually, for some kinds of vote they later made the number smaller. The word is almost only used about US Congress, especially the Senate. It is formal news-and-law language; you will not hear it about a family argument. It is a cousin of the everyday word closure, but Americans kept this French shape for this one procedure. Say it like KLOH-cher.
組成Borrowed from French clôture (“closure”). Doublet of closure and clausure.
同家族的字
- closureEnglish borrowed the same French word in two shapes; closure is the everyday cousin
- clausurea rare doublet from the same source
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cloturenoun/ˈkloʊ.t͡ʃɝ/
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governmentlawpoliticsIn legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a 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.
- Now, a filibuster typically begins when a Senator or group of Senators signals their intent to filibuster – which can be done by a private conversation with the majority leader or by quietly placing a bill or nomination on hold. Given the modern Senate's scarce floor time, this threat is usually enough to table the disputed issue until the dissenting Senators cave or until there are definitely enough votes to invoke cloture.
clotureverb/ˈkloʊ.t͡ʃɝ/
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To end legislative debate by this means.
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