prorogue

[US]/prəˈrəʊɡ/
[UK]/prəˈroʊɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.vi.to suspend or postpone a meeting or session
vt.to adjourn a legislative assembly
Word Forms
Past Participleprorogued
Past Tenseprorogued
Present Participleproroguing
Third Person Singularprorogues

Phrases & Collocations

prorogue parliament

prorogue session

prorogue debate

prorogue government

prorogue assembly

prorogue legislature

prorogue meeting

prorogue order

prorogue bill

prorogue sessional

Example Sentences

the parliament decided to prorogue its session until next month.

the governor has the power to prorogue the legislature at any time.

they chose to prorogue the meeting rather than continue with the discussion.

after much debate, they agreed to prorogue the session for two weeks.

the decision to prorogue was met with mixed reactions from the public.

it is common for governments to prorogue sessions during election periods.

some members protested against the decision to prorogue the assembly.

they planned to prorogue the negotiations until a later date.

the speaker announced that they would prorogue the session immediately.

proroguing the council was a strategic move to regroup.

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