Prorogue

[prә'rәug]

Definition

(verb.) adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body.

Editor: Maris--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To protract; to prolong; to extend.

(v. t.) To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage.

(v. t.) To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business.

Edited by Bessie

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Adjourn (as Parliament).

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Adjourn, postpone, defer

ANT:Convene, continue, prolong, expedite, despatch

Typist: Sam

Definition

v.t. to bring the meetings of parliament to an end for a time: to put off from one session to another:—pr.p. prorōg′uing: pa.t. and pa.p. prorōgued′.—v.t. Prō′rogāte.—n. Prorogā′tion act of proroguing: a lengthening out: a putting off to another time esp. the bringing to an end of a session of parliament.

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