Definition

1. Verb:
   • To discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it: To formally suspend the meetings of a governing body for a period of time, typically by royal or executive authority, with the intent to reconvene later.
   • To postpone or defer: To put off or delay something to a later time.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (Suspend a legislative session):

  • The King decided to prorogue Parliament for six weeks.
  • The government's move to prorogue the assembly was met with criticism.

• Verb (Postpone):

  • We will have to prorogue our meeting until next month.
  • The committee voted to prorogue the discussion on the new policy.

Advanced Usage

• "to prorogue sine die": To adjourn a meeting or legislative session without setting a definite date for reconvening.
  • The assembly was prorogued sine die, leaving many issues unresolved.

Variants and Related Words

• Prorogation (n): The action of proroguing or the state of being prorogued.
  • The prorogation of Parliament lasted for over a month.

Synonyms

• Adjourn: To suspend proceedings to another time or place.
• Postpone: To cause or arrange for something to take place at a time later than first scheduled.
• Defer: To put off to a later time; postpone.
• Suspend: To temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.

Antonyms

• Convene: To come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.
• Continue: To persist in an activity or process.

Related Phrases

• Royal prerogative to prorogue: The formal power of a monarch or head of state to suspend a legislature.
  • The controversy centered on the use of the royal prerogative to prorogue.

Verb

1. adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
2. hold back to a later time
   • let's postpone the exam