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

This is not a normal year, and this was not a normal adjournment. —Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026

To become law this year, the bill must be approved by a majority of lawmakers in both chambers before the Legislature reaches its first adjournment on March 27. —Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026

But some on the council made their opinions heard before adjournment. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

But Indiana lawmakers are running out of time to pass the bill through its whole legislature that is scheduled for adjournment on Friday. —Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 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