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prorogation

prorogation

1 9.9
The official stopping of a parliament or assembly meeting until a later date
  • noun
  • /ˌprɔrəˈɡeɪʃən/
  • UK
: prórroga
  • A session of Parliament, having been formally opened, continues until a "prorogation" brings about its conclusion.

Examples

  • The Prime Minister has said that the prorogation of Parliament was nothing to do with Brexit.

  • Prorogation is generally achieved by a proclamation of the Governor General, again issued on the advice of the Prime Minister.

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  • Elected governments have requested prorogation in the past and received it, without incident and without triggering new elections.

    Blog text (31)

  • In normal working, prorogation is just the precondition to dissolution, which ends one parliament.

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  • The prorogation of the legislative session allowed the members to focus on their upcoming elections.

  • After the prorogation of Parliament, all discussions were postponed until the next session began.

  • The government announced a prorogation, indicating that no further business would occur until next month.

Synonyms

to recess
vsprorogation
  • Formal
15 4.8

To stop a meeting, court, or session for a short time

is the formal ending of a session that stops current business until later

Surface Forms

prorogation singular
prorogations plural

Morphology

prorogation = prorogue (transparent) = prorogue + ation

Formed by the verb 'prorogue' plus the nominalizing suffix '-ation'; if a learner knows 'prorogue' the meaning of 'prorogation' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Prorogation comes from Latin parts pro- ('forward') and rogare ('to ask'). Long ago, officials would 'ask' to move a meeting forward, so prorogation means the formal pause or delay of a parliament or assembly until a later date.