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prorogue

/prəˈrəʊɡ/

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verb

/prəˈrəʊɡ/C2formalbritishpolitical
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения прекращения сессии парламента или другого законодательного собрания без его роспуска.

A verb used to indicate the act of discontinuing a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving it.

  1. Postpone or delayC2formalbritish

    To defer or put off something to a later time.

    ruОтложить

    • The committee decided to prorogue the discussion until the next session.
    • The meeting was prorogued due to lack of quorum.
    • They voted to prorogue the debate until further notice.

    Synonymsadjourndeferdelaypostponeput offshelvesuspendtable

    Antonymsaccelerateadvancebring forwardexpeditehasten

  2. Adjourn by royal authorityC2formalbritish

    To discontinue a session of a parliament or legislative body by royal prerogative, without dissolving it.

    ruОтложить королевским указом

    • The Queen prorogued Parliament until the autumn.
    • The government decided to prorogue the legislative session early.
    • Proroguing Parliament is a constitutional power of the monarch.

    Synonymsadjournsuspend

Forms
  • prorogued past participle
  • prorogued past simple
  • proroguing present participle
  • prorogues third person singular
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