Associations to the word «prorogue»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
PROROGUE, verb. (obsolete) To prolong or extend. [15th-18th c.]
PROROGUE, verb. (transitive) (now rare) To defer. [from 15th c.]
PROROGUE, verb. (transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. [from 15th c.]
Dictionary definition
PROROGUE, verb. Hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam".
PROROGUE, verb. Adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body.
Wise words
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and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.