prorogation
nounUK /pɹəʊɹəˈɡeɪʃn̩/
Etymology From Anglo-Norman prorogation, Middle French prorogation, and their source, Latin prōrogātiō (“extension, postponement”).
1
Causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.
2
Government, Politics The action of proroguing an assembly, especially a parliament; discontinuance of meetings for a given period of time, without dissolution.
- There were extraordinary scenes of chaos and anger in the House of Commons overnight as opposition MPs staged a protest against the suspension of parliament for five weeks – a prorogation that the Speaker of the House said represented “an act of executive fiat”.2019 September 10, Kate Lyons, “Brexit: chants of 'shame' as suspension of parliament descends into chaos”, in The Guardian:
3
Government, Politics The period of such a discontinuance between two sessions of a legislative body.
4
Archaic Deferral to a later time; postponement.
- Synonyms
- cunctation, hold-up
- Related terms
- prorogue, suspension