coming, approach, approaching - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order, order - a body of rules followed by an assembly

closure by compartment, guillotine - closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization - a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization

deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing

impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult

plug, stopper, stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)

obstruction - the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"

implosion - the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant

ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

plant closing - act of shutting down operation of a plant

bank closing - act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure

layoff - the act of laying off an employee or a work force

terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWI"