clo ‧ ture /ˈkləʊtʃə $ ˈkloʊtʃər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English technical
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: clôture 'closure' , from Old French closure , from Latin clausura , from claudere ; ⇨ ↑ close 1 ]
a way of ending an argument over a ↑ bill in the US government and forcing a vote on it