prorogue

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Recent Examples of prorogue In 2020, Trudeau prorogued parliament after a massive scandal over his previous finance minister, Bill Morneau’s relationship with a charity that was given large government contracts. Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024 His functions as head of state include meeting weekly with the prime minister to consult, warn, and advise on issues of the day, giving royal assent to new laws, and opening and proroguing Parliament. David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024 But creating one requires some parliamentary machination: The speaker of the House must first engineer a disagreement with McConnell over adjourning, at which time the president can intervene, under the Presidential Adjournment Clause in the Constitution, to prorogue Congress and force a recess. Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 15 Nov. 2020 Decency would have driven a leader to bow out after the very first COVID fine, so would lying to the Queen to prorogue parliament, or accepting Tory donor cash to refurbish his No.10 apartment. Marina Purkiss, Fortune, 27 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for prorogue
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Verb
  • Brown University reached a similar — though far cheaper — settlement last month, agreeing to pay the Trump administration $50 million to restore over $500 million in federal funding initially suspended over antisemitism allegations.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Launched in 2015, suspended during the pandemic and relaunched a few years ago, the challah bake brings together hundreds of women from all corners of the Jewish faith, including unaffiliated, Reform,Humanistic, Conservative and Orthodox, to knead and braid challah, traditional Jewish bread.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • However, due to unforeseen delays, the transaction is postponed.
    Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And in China, the premiere of a film about this gruesome episode in history was postponed without explanation, causing an online outcry.
    Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But due to a lack of a quorum caused by the Democrats’ absence, the chamber adjourned until 1 p.m. Tuesday.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The Texas House adjourned on Monday after the arrest warrants were approved and is scheduled to meet again on Tuesday.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Emerging from a short huddle of the rebels, Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said the committee should recess instead of plowing ahead with the markup.
    The Hill staff - 05, The Hill, 16 May 2025
  • The Speaker is recessing Congress without giving us a vote.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025

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“Prorogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogue. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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