closure
/'klouʤə/
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Definition
Noun:
- The act of closing or the state of being closed: "closure" refers to the process of bringing something to an end or the condition of being shut.
- A feeling of finality or resolution: In psychology or emotional contexts, "closure" means a sense of conclusion or acceptance at the end of an event or relationship.
- A rule for ending debate: In parliamentary procedure, "closure" is a motion to end discussion and bring a matter to a vote.
Verb:
- To end debate by calling for a vote: To "closure" a discussion is to terminate it formally, typically in a legislative or formal meeting setting.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The closure of the factory left many people unemployed.
- After the funeral, she felt a sense of closure.
- The chairman invoked closure to end the lengthy debate.
Verb:
- The committee voted to closure the discussion on the new policy.
Advanced Usage
"Bring closure to": to provide a sense of conclusion or resolution to something.
- The meeting was held to bring closure to the long-standing dispute.
"Closure of a wound": in medical contexts, the process of a wound healing and the edges coming together.
- The doctor monitored the closure of the surgical incision.
Variants and Related Words
Cloture (n): A synonym for "closure" in parliamentary procedure, specifically a procedure for ending debate.
- The Senate used cloture to end the filibuster.
Closure (as a concept in Gestalt psychology): The principle that the mind tends to perceive incomplete forms as complete.
- The logo uses the principle of closure, suggesting a circle with a gap.
Synonyms
- Conclusion: The end or finish of an event or process.
- Termination: The action of bringing something to an end.
- Shutdown: The act of closing a business or operation.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: "Closure" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its verbal use is specific and formal.)
Related Idioms
- "Get closure": to achieve a feeling of resolution or acceptance about a past event.
- She hoped the conversation would help her get closure on their breakup.
Noun
- termination of operations
- they regretted the closure of the day care center
- the act of blocking
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
- 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
- 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
- a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- 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
Verb
- terminate debate by calling for a vote
- debate was closured
- cloture the discussion