Meaning & use
Prorogation
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The formal ending of a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving it.
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The prorogation of Parliament suspended debate until the new session began.
Opposition leaders criticized the prorogation as an attempt to avoid a difficult vote.
A note on using this word
Distinct from dissolution: prorogation pauses a legislative session but keeps the same elected body in place for the next one.
Words with a similar meaning
suspensionadjournment
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Words with an opposite meaning
dissolution
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