as in to suspend
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the legislative session was prorogued for the summer
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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.
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorogue
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Pay has been suspended for roughly 2 million federal workers, with nearly 750,000 ordered not to report to work.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Already been suspended after five yellows in six appearances.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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His arraignment in Sacramento Superior Court has been postponed twice, since the defendant remains under a federal hold.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Federal tax due dates are established by law, meaning they cannot be postponed just because Congress has not passed a budget, according to the IRS agency contingency plan.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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The government is in shutdown after the Senate adjourned Tuesday evening without passing a funding resolution, and the midnight deadline to keep all federal operations running passed.—
Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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After failing to pass the stopgap government funding bills on Wednesday, the Senate adjourned for the Yom Kippur holiday.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sandbags and plywood protected the windows, but the materials were recessed to be less noticeable, and fresh vehicle tracks marked the ground nearby.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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The blue tile on the shower floor and recessed shelf bring a touch of color to the white bathroom.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Prorogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogue. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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