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Definition of the day : « prorogue »

  • As in postpone : verb put off till later time
  • As in put off : verb defer, delay
  • As in recess : verb stop action
  • As in remit : verb stop, postpone
  • As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
  • As in stay : verb hold in abeyance
  • As in suspend : verb delay, hold off
  • As in terminate : verb stop, finish
  • As in waive : verb give up; let go
  • As in adjourn : verb stop a proceeding
  • As in defer : verb hold off, put off
  • As in delay : verb cause stop in action
  • As in hold up : verb postpone
Example sentences :
  • The sovereign had never dared to prorogue them against their will, they argued.
  • Extract from : « The Scottish Parliament » by Robert S. (Robert Sangster) Rait
  • This view of q bears upon the theory of words like prorogue, &c.
  • Extract from : « The English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • The Governor had the right to summon, to prorogue, and to dissolve the Assembly.
  • Extract from : « Give Me Liberty » by Thomas J. Wertenbaker
  • If the assemblies took notice of it, they were to prorogue or dissolve them.
  • Extract from : « The Colonization of North America » by Herbert Eugene Bolton
  • The King has the veto power and the power to prorogue parliament.
  • Extract from : « Socialism and Democracy in Europe » by Samuel P. Orth
  • On the 9th of May, the king went down to prorogue parliament.
  • Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. » by E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
  • The British monarch may prorogue or even dissolve the Parliament.
  • Extract from : « The Federalist Papers » by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
  • As long as her Majesty continued to open and prorogue Parliament in person the same perfection of delivery was always noticed.
  • Extract from : « Collections and Recollections » by George William Erskine Russell
  • It was almost an insult for him to prorogue the Assembly on his own authority and without their knowledge.
  • Extract from : « Give Me Liberty » by Thomas J. Wertenbaker
  • His Ministry advised him to prorogue Parliament, and prorogued it accordingly was.
  • Extract from : « The Canadian Portrait Gallery Volume 3 » by John Charles Dent