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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Fr. cloture), the parliamentary term for the closing of debate according to a certain rule, even when certain members are anxious to continue the debate. (See PARLIAMENT: Procedure.)

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Closure'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/closure.html. 1910.
 
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