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PROROGATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("prorogation" is a kind of...):
discontinuance; discontinuation (the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent))
Derivation:
prorogue (adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body)
prorogue (hold back to a later time)
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