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

Moving massive bills in the final days of spring session is often the norm in Springfield, which also saw lawmakers publicly introduce and pass a $55 billion budget package within days of adjournment this year. —A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025

Agreement on both power and savings remained elusive Monday evening as legislators continued to debate both questions while racing toward the General Assembly’s Wednesday adjournment deadline. —Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025

The Legislature failed to complete much of the $66 billion two-year budget by a May 19 session adjournment deadline. —Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025

What's next: Lawmakers in both chambers and Walz will spend the coming weeks reconciling differences between their budget proposals ahead of a May 19 adjournment deadline. —Torey Van Oot, Axios, 30 Apr. 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