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Cloture is the process by which debate can be limited in the Senate without unanimous consent. When invoked by roll call vote three-fifths of those present and voting it limits each senator to one hour of debate. Perhaps because it sounds more like a medical than a political term, it is seldom used outside of Congress and government textbooks.
