adjournment

noun ad·journ·ment \ -mənt \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of adjournment

1 : the act of adjourning

adjournment of a meeting

2 : the state or interval of being adjourned

a brief adjournment

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While Sunday is the 90th day of the session, the official deadline for adjournment, legislators have routinely extended their work beyond that in recent years — and there is wide agreement now that the session will continue beyond this weekend.

— nathaniel herz, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska House and Senate propose competing boosts to schools funding. Can they agree?," 14 Apr. 2018
The bill's prospects for passage are unclear with the legislative calendar winding down toward the May 30 adjournment.

— bill turque, kansascity, "KC leaders decry proposed cap on sales taxes. 'Leave us alone,' mayor says | The Kansas City Star," 11 Apr. 2018
Legislators, facing re-election in November, are also expected to tackle the state’s budget deficit before the session’s mandatory adjournment at midnight May 9.

— christopher keating, courant.com, "Tolls, Marijuana, Gambling And Budget Remain On General Assembly's Agenda," 8 Apr. 2018
Judge Themba Sishi announced the adjournment that was proposed by the state and supported by the defense Friday at the High Court in Durban.

— Bloomberg.com, "South African Court Adjourns Zuma's Graft Case Until June," 6 Apr. 2018
The committee also pushed passed the 4 p.m. mark for adjournment by four minutes to vote 4-2 to pass Senate Bill 380.

— wilborn p. nobles iii, NOLA.com, "Louisiana lawmakers send 3 of 4 TOPS bills to Senate," 27 Mar. 2018
But in a legislative session where transparency was touted from Day One — and with the body's first adjournment just days away — many are frustrated that more hasn't been accomplished.

— judy l. thomas, laura bauer and hunter woodall, kansascity, "Clock is ticking for lawmakers who want action on bills to bring transparency to Kansas | The Kansas City Star," 30 Mar. 2018
At an impasse over whether to expand Medicaid to some 400,000 eligible Virginians, the legislature failed to pass a state budget before adjournment and will have to take that up at a special session.

— Washington Post, "Va. General Assembly wraps up regular session but still can’t solve Medicaid," 10 Mar. 2018
The size of the expense checks would fall if lawmakers miss deadlines for adjournment, or for passing their annual budget.

— nathaniel herz, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska lawmakers’ latest ideas include term limits, opioid restrictions, state-level net neutrality," 12 Jan. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of adjournment

Middle English ajournement, borrowed from Anglo-French, from ajourner "to adjourn" + -ment -ment

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