prorogueverb [ T ]
/prəʊˈrəʊɡ//proʊˈroʊɡ/specializedto stop the activities of a parliament for a period of time without dissolving it:
Parliament was prorogued when the premier resigned.
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Stop having or doing something
- abdicate
- bail out
- bandh
- break with sth
- butt out
- cede
- drop
- fly
- forwent
- ghost
- give (sth) up
- give sb up
- give sth up as a bad job idiom
- give up on sb/sth
- grow
- subjugate
- take a back seat idiom
- throw (sth) up
- throw in the towel idiom 1
- towel
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UK politics: government administration & organisation
prorogation
noun [ U or C ] uk/prəʊ.rəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/proʊ.roʊˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the prorogation of Parliament
Prorogations should not be called for political purposes.