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Method of bringing a question under discussion to an immediate decision in Parliamentary procedure. It was introduced in 1881 by William Gladstone to combat the obstructive tactics of the Irish Nationalist party, and was embodied in a permanent standing order in 1887.

Clôture was the name applied to it in the French assembly and by which it was sometimes called when first introduced in the UK.



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Yet in spite of all these temptations, let me warn my cousin Elizabeth, and yourself, of what evils you may incur by a precipitate closure with this gentleman's proposals, which, of course, you will be inclined to take immediate advantage of.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
The closure of the eye and the lachrymation are quite involuntary, and so is the disturbance of the heart.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
That speech served as closure to this solemn and terrible evening.
An Old Maid by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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