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prorogation

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pro·rogue  (pr-rg)
tr.v. pro·rogued, pro·rogu·ing, pro·rogues
1. To discontinue a session of (a parliament, for example).
2. To postpone; defer.
[Middle English prorogen, from Old French proroguer, to postpone, from Latin prrogre : pro-, forward; see pro-1 + rogre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
proro·gation n.
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Noun1.prorogation - discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it
discontinuance, discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
Translations
prorogation [ˌprəʊrəˈgeɪʃən] N → prorrogación f
prorogation
n → Vertagung f
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