prorogued
Meaning
of Prorogue
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
Kerr refused to see the Speaker of the House or receive the motion of the House of Representatives and prorogued parliament with Fraser still in office.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference while in self-isolation at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 13. Trudeau on Tuesday prorogued Parliament until late September.
In April she prorogued the Parliament, which did not reconvene until she needed its support to raise taxes in 1566.
To avoid the delay of opening a new session in the event of an emergency during the long summer recess, Parliament is no longer prorogued beforehand, but only after the Houses have reconvened in the autumn; the State Opening follows a few days later.
To his opponents in Parliament this seemed like a prelude to arbitrary rule, so James prorogued Parliament without gaining Parliament's consent.
The fact that the National Assembly is not in session or that parliament has been prorogued does not act as a restriction on the Auditor General making the contents of the Report available to any member of the public.