When a Senate debate is brought to a swift end, it's done with a procedure called cloture. Cloture is most often used to end a filibuster.
Noun
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
Verb
terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"
n.
See Closure, 5.
Usage Examples
In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture motions filed, plus threats of more. This is the tyranny of the minority.
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