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Meanings of prorogue in English

Portuguese
adiar
Spanish
aplazar

Hold back to a later time.

adiar
Usage of prorogue in English
1
On the 9th of May, the king went down to prorogue parliament.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
2
The Queen came up to town to prorogue Parliament in person.
Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2
3
Boris Johnson's bid to prorogue parliament appeared to do just that.
The Irish Times
4
The Representatives have rejected the President's proposition for enabling him to prorogue them.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
5
But because the government decided to prorogue Parliament, no such recess vote took place.
BBC
6
The British monarch may prorogue or even dissolve the Parliament.
The Federalist Papers
7
We expect to prorogue on Friday and dissolve on Saturday.
A Political Diary, 1828-1830, Volume II
8
Boris Johnson's government has sought to trick, rush, ignore and prorogue parliament at every turn.
The Guardian
9
The next day the King was to prorogue Parliament.
True Blue
10
A ceremony will be held outside Parliament House to prorogue, or officially end, the 45th Parliament.
Radio NZ
11
The power to prorogue is limited by the constitutional principles with which it would otherwise conflict.
Reuters
12
Guy Flouncey could no more presume to think of that than of attempting to prorogue Parliament.
Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
13
Could Johnson shut down (prorogue) parliament to prevent it legislating to block no deal?
The Guardian
14
Response to the decision to prorogue Parliament came quickly from all parties in the British political system.
Wired
15
BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said it was established precedent to prorogue Parliament before a Queen's Speech.
BBC
16
Oh and time is running out because he has already decided to prorogue parliament until October 14.
News.com.au
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Translations for prorogue
Spanish
aplazar
Prorogue through the time