prorogue in English

verb
1
discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it.
James prorogued Parliament in 1685 and ruled without it

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1. 5 Parliament is prorogue for the summer recess.

2. 4 Parliament be prorogue for the summer recess.

3. 6 The legislature moved to prorogue the present session.

4. On my advice, the Governor General has agreed to prorogue Parliament.

5. 8 On my advice, the Governor General has agreed to prorogue Parliament.

6. Pearce prorogue his paints chain-smokes protuberantly, but setaceous Eugene never Abreacts sosupersensibly

7. 9 It was the third time the prime minister had employed the prorogue in as many years.

8. 7 That's exactly what Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did in early 20 employing a time-honored Canadian political tactic known as a "prorogue" to shut down parliamentary debate.

9. That's exactly what Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did in early 20 employing a time-honored Canadian political tactic known as a "prorogue" to shut down parliamentary debate.

10. In Basle itself it was resolved to depose the pope and in order to prepare the way for deposition three articles were drawn up, namely: that a general council is superior to a pope ; that the pope cannot prorogue, or dissolve such an assembly; that whoever denies these is a heretic.

11. In Basle itself it was resolved to depose the pope and in order to prepare the way for deposition three articles were drawn up, namely: that a general council is superior to a pope; that the pope cannot prorogue, or dissolve such an assembly; that whoever denies these is a heretic

12. SYNONYMY NOTE: Adjourn is applied to the action as of a deliberative body in bringing a session to a close, with the intention of resuming at a later date; , prorogue applies to the formal dismissal of a parliament by the crown, subject to reassembly; to , dissolve an assembly is to terminate it as constituted, so that an election must be held to reconstitute it; , postpone implies the