From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishclotureclo‧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 itOrigin cloture (1800-1900) French clôture “closure”, from Old French closure, from Latin clausura, from claudere; → CLOSE1
