prorogue

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'ajournement ou la suspension d'une session du Parlement ou d'une autre assemblée législative sans dissolution de celle-ci.

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.

   Différer, reporter

   • 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.

   Synonymesadjourndeferdelaypostponeput offshelvesuspendtable

   Antonymesaccelerateadvancebring forwardexpeditehasten

2. Adjourn by royal authorityC2formalbritish

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

   Proroger une session parlementaire

   • 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.

   Synonymesadjournsuspend