| Closure (v. t.) The act of shutting |
| Closure (v. t.) That which closes or shuts |
| Closure (v. t.) That which incloses or confines |
| Closure (v. t.) A conclusion |
| Closure (v. t.) A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word cloture was originally applied to this proceeding. |
| closure / closedown / closing / shutdown termination of operations, "they regretted the closure of the day care center" |
| closing closure approaching a particular destination, a coming closer, a narrowing of a gap, "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" |
| blockage / closure occlusion the act of blocking |
| blockage / block closure / occlusion / stop stoppage an obstruction in a pipe or tube, "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" |
| settlement / resolution closure something settled or resolved, the outcome of decision making, "they finally reached a settlement with the union", "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences", "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" |
| closure / law of closure a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric |
| closure / cloture / gag rule / gag law a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
| closure by compartment / guillotine closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill |
| closure / cloture terminate debate by calling for a vote, "debate was closured", "cloture the discussion" |