adjournment

noun

ad·​journ·​ment ə-ˈjərn-mənt 

1

: the act of adjourning

adjournment of a meeting

2

: the state or interval of being adjourned

a brief adjournment

Examples of adjournment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the midnight adjournment deadline approached on the final night of Illinois’ 1988 spring legislative session, a sense of pressure gripped the Statehouse. —Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

The adjournment means that possible redistricting in the state before the 2026 midterms appears all but dead. —Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 26 May 2026

With an adjournment deadline of midnight Wednesday, Ritter is facing daily disasters and dramas relating to lawmakers clamoring for votes on bills destined to die without their moment on the floor. —Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026

The Minnesota House passed 13 bipartisan bills on Thursday, April 23, as the May 18 adjournment deadline approaches. —Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for adjournment

• attornment
• concernment
• discernment
• internment