Origin: Latin suffix -ure
Cloture has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
In 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.
To end legislative debate by this means.