Prorogue

//pɹoʊˈɹoʊɡ// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. transitive

    "On 9 September, when Parliament was prorogued until 14 October [later reversed by the Supreme Court], spelling the end of 12 pieces of legislation, it emerged that the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill was one of only three bills which will be carried over into the new parliamentary session."

  2. 2
    adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body wordnet
  3. 3
    To defer. archaic, transitive
  4. 4
    hold back to a later time wordnet
  5. 5
    To prolong or extend. obsolete

    "Mirth[…]prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment."

Synonyms

All synonyms
deferpostponeadjourncontinuedeferdelay

Example

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"Asked if he had lied to the Queen when advising her to prorogue Parliament, and whether he had misled her about his reasons for wanting a suspension, he replied: “Absolutely not.”"

Etymology

From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).

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