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prorogue

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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.

prorogue
Verb
[-roguing, -rogued] to suspend (parliament) without dissolving it [Latin prorogare, literally: to ask publicly]
prorogation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.prorogue - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game"
hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"
suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"
probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
reprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
2.prorogue - adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

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The British monarch may prorogue or even dissolve the Parliament.
 
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