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Definition of prorogue in English: prorogueverbprorogued, prorogues, proroguing prəˈrəʊɡproʊˈroʊɡ [with object]Discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it. 使(议会等)休会 James prorogued this Parliament, never to call another one 詹姆斯中止了本届议会,再也没有召集过另一届议会。 Example sentencesExamples - Political analysts speculated that she will not face a vote unless certain of victory, predicting that she may either prorogue Parliament for another two months or dissolve it in favor of general elections.
- The government was hoping to prorogue parliament on 20 November.
- On 27 July 1939, he issued a decree proroguing Parliament and suspending by-elections until June 1942, a measure unprecedented in peacetime.
- In 1991, he prorogued parliament in order to block an impeachment motion against him.
- The revival of religious controversy was extremely unwelcome to Whig ministers and when the matter was raised in the lower house of convocation, that body was hastily prorogued, not to meet again until 1852.
Synonyms disband, disestablish, dismiss
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French proroger, from Latin prorogare 'prolong, extend', from pro- 'in front of, publicly' + rogare 'ask'. Rhymesbrogue, disembogue, drogue, pirog, pirogue, rogue, vogue Definition of prorogue in US English: prorogueverbproʊˈroʊɡprōˈrōɡ [with object]1Discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it. 使(议会等)休会 James prorogued Parliament in 1685 and ruled without it Example sentencesExamples - The revival of religious controversy was extremely unwelcome to Whig ministers and when the matter was raised in the lower house of convocation, that body was hastily prorogued, not to meet again until 1852.
- In 1991, he prorogued parliament in order to block an impeachment motion against him.
- The government was hoping to prorogue parliament on 20 November.
- Political analysts speculated that she will not face a vote unless certain of victory, predicting that she may either prorogue Parliament for another two months or dissolve it in favor of general elections.
- On 27 July 1939, he issued a decree proroguing Parliament and suspending by-elections until June 1942, a measure unprecedented in peacetime.
Synonyms disband, disestablish, dismiss - 1.1no object (of a legislative assembly) be discontinued without being dissolved.
the House was all set to prorogue 下院准备好休会了。 Example sentencesExamples - Will the issue be dealt with before we prorogue in the autumn or before we rise for any general election next year?
- The wealthy creditors of the Council, however, opposed inflation, and they rejected the House bill, after which ‘the General Court prorogued in a bad temper.’
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French proroger, from Latin prorogare ‘prolong, extend’, from pro- ‘in front of, publicly’ + rogare ‘ask’. |