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prorogue
[ proh-rohg ]
verb (used with object)
- to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
Synonyms: suspend
- to defer or postpone, or to extend past the end of a term, as a lease or other contract.
prorogue
/ ˌprəʊrəˈɡeɪʃən; prəˈrəʊɡ /
verb
- to discontinue the meetings of (a legislative body) without dissolving it
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Derived Forms
- prorogation, noun
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Other Words From
- pro·ro·ga·tion [proh-r, uh, -, gey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- un·pro·rogued adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prorogue1
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Example Sentences
Take away from the Governor his power to prorogue and dissolve, leave him the veto, and there will soon be collision.
The gentleman would take away from the Territorial Governors the power to prorogue and dissolve the Assemblies.
Retain the qualified veto, and take away the power to prorogue and dissolve, and what will be the consequence?
If the assemblies took notice of it, they were to prorogue or dissolve them.
I was so fortunate as to arrive just in time to see Lord Harcourt, with the usual ceremonies, prorogue the Parliament.
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