as in to suspend
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the legislative session was prorogued for the summer
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Recent Examples of prorogue
In 2020, Trudeau prorogued parliament after a massive scandal over his previous finance minister, Bill Morneau’s relationship with a charity that was given large government contracts.
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
His functions as head of state include meeting weekly with the prime minister to consult, warn, and advise on issues of the day, giving royal assent to new laws, and opening and proroguing Parliament.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
But creating one requires some parliamentary machination: The speaker of the House must first engineer a disagreement with McConnell over adjourning, at which time the president can intervene, under the Presidential Adjournment Clause in the Constitution, to prorogue Congress and force a recess.
—Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 15 Nov. 2020
Decency would have driven a leader to bow out after the very first COVID fine, so would lying to the Queen to prorogue parliament, or accepting Tory donor cash to refurbish his No.10 apartment.
—Marina Purkiss, Fortune, 27 May 2022
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
His functions as head of state include meeting weekly with the prime minister to consult, warn, and advise on issues of the day, giving royal assent to new laws, and opening and proroguing Parliament.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
But creating one requires some parliamentary machination: The speaker of the House must first engineer a disagreement with McConnell over adjourning, at which time the president can intervene, under the Presidential Adjournment Clause in the Constitution, to prorogue Congress and force a recess.
—Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 15 Nov. 2020
Decency would have driven a leader to bow out after the very first COVID fine, so would lying to the Queen to prorogue parliament, or accepting Tory donor cash to refurbish his No.10 apartment.
—Marina Purkiss, Fortune, 27 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorogue
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On May 11, Rollins suspended imports of live cattle, horses and bison across the southern border to combat the spread of screwworm.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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However on Thursday, a federal appeals court temporarily suspended the lower court's order, allowing the White House to continue collecting import levies for now.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Hartford Courant Central opener postponed: Thursday’s games in the NEC tournament in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. were postponed due to rain.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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Clean up habitat down by the L.A. River Volunteers are needed from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve for Friends of the L.A. River’s habitat restoration day and Earth Month celebration, postponed because of rain last month.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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As the Minnesota House and Senate adjourned before their midnight deadline to pass bills Monday, Minnesota lawmakers still hadn’t finished major pieces of the upcoming two-year state budget.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2025
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This year, the session opened on Jan. 8 and will adjourn on June 4.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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At one point, school officials recessed the meeting.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2025
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The Arkansas House and Senate recessed on April 16.—
Josh Snyder,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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“Prorogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogue. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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