Synonym: block, blockage, closedown, closing, cloture, gag law, gag rule, law of closure, occlusion, resolution, settlement, shutdown, stop, stoppage. Similar words: enclosure, disclosure, foreclosure, composure, exposure, cynosure, discomposure, closed fracture. Meaning: ['kləʊʒə] 
n. 1. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap 2. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body 3. 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 4. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making 5. an obstruction in a pipe or tube 6. the act of blocking 7. termination of operations. v. terminate debate by calling for a vote.
n. 1. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap 2. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body 3. 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 4. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making 5. an obstruction in a pipe or tube 6. the act of blocking 7. termination of operations. v. terminate debate by calling for a vote. 
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(91) In an unexpected show of solidarity, the management and workers have joined forces to campaign against the closure of the factory.
(92) But it would be great if this brings closure.
(93) The closure left 500 people jobless.
(94) Cracking up ... bridge closure causes traffic chaos.
(95) Next, they considered the possible closure of Village school.
(96) And for the country, it brings closure.
(97) He referred to the new written policy and circulated four letters from parents objecting to the proposed closure.
(98) Their plight is an indirect result of the closure programme.
(99) When they announced the closure of the North and South Works, things were very uncertain.
(100) This automatic system monitors the position, closure rate and altitude of nearby aircraft, identifying potentially threatening intruders.
(101) There are no formal arrangements for temporary closure, but there are rules and regulations when permanent closure is being considered.
(102) This basic pattern was further complicated as hospital closure programmes progressed and patients were moved back to their health authority of origin.
(103) Voice over Meanwhile the closure has led to severe traffic congestion in the area.
(104) Yet it is he, and not their Minister(http://Sentencedict.com), who has to defend closure orders in Parliament.
(105) Another closure that is on the cards is of Marylebone station.
(106) Broadly speaking, the less social closure there is, the less cohesive the social class grouping will be.
(107) Read in studio Workers at a piano factory threatened with closure have been demonstrating in support of a management buyout.
(108) The degree of social closure of the upper class is considerably enhanced by the extensive networks of interlocking directorships.
(109) Soon the speed and scope of the closure programme will increase.
(110) It was not until 1981 that school closure seemed the inevitable solution to falling rolls.
(111) Mr Kemp said the atmosphere of despair which swept the homes after the closure announcement on January 9 had now gone.
(112) There are but two further important references in the Committee Minutes before the closure of the lift nine years later.
(113) Tory Derek Lamberth said closure plans had been on the agenda for two years.
(114) It did not say how many rounds or propose a means for choosing closure candidates.
(115) Staff turnover has been high in the last few years as school closure has loomed closer.
(116) Education Secretary John Patten warned that any school which failed to check whether staff had a criminal record would face immediate closure.
(117) Parts of the grandiose Stalin-era building were sold to casino owners to raise money to stave off closure.
(118) The ruling Labour group was accused of making its decision in secret before word of the closure proposals reached other members.
(119) The closure of the antiquarian business in Bristol was part of this realignment(sentencedict.com), and was reflected in the 1992 accounts.
(120) The outcry was such that on Oct. 19 the government postponed part of the closure programme.
More similar words: enclosure, disclosure, foreclosure, composure, exposure, cynosure, discomposure, closed fracture, glycosuria, close, microsurgery, closet, closer, enclose, close to, close up, closest, close off, close in, closing, closely, close down, close-set, encloser, enclosed, disclose, be close to, enclosing, closeness, disclosed.