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

The outlet said their demand to keep NCAR open led to the collapse of hopes for a bipartisan deal before the Senate’s adjournment, kicking the debate into January. —The Denver Post, Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2025

Johnson’s early adjournment in August delayed any immediate consideration of the measure — a move critics say could slow its momentum. —Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

The executive action follows the adjournment of a second special legislative session earlier in September. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025

Eventually, Boasberg called a forty-minute adjournment and instructed Ensign to get more information from the Department of Homeland Security. —Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025

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