1) Close of legislature 2) Closure 3) Cutting off a debate 4) Debate ender 5) Debate-ending motion 6) Debate-ending procedure 7) Debate-limiting method 8) Filibuster foiler 9) French word used in English 10) Gag law 11) Gag rule 12) Order 13) Parliamentary law 14) Parliamentary procedure 15) Rules of order 1) Guillotine 
Cloture (ər {Respell|KLOH|chər}) is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end. It is also called closure or, informally, a guillotine. The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembly, from which the name is taken. Clôture is French for `ending` or `conclusion`. It was introduced ...
means of ending legislative debate
• (n.) See Closure, 5.
in parliamentary procedure, method for ending debate and securing an immediate vote on a measure that is before a deliberative body, even when some ... [1 related articles]
Clô`ture' noun [ French] (Parliamentary Practice) See Closure , 5. 
closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by votingÂ