Closure

['kləʊʒə] or ['kloʒɚ]

Definition

(noun.) termination of operations; 'they regretted the closure of the day care center'.

(noun.) 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.

(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'.

Edited by Linda--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.

(v. t.) That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.

(v. t.) That which incloses or confines; an inclosure.

(v. t.) A conclusion; an end.

(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.

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