prorogation
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prorogation
- /pɹəʊɹəˈɡeɪʃn̩/ UK
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman prorogation, Middle French prorogation, and their source, Latin prōrogātiō (“extension, postponement”).
noun prorogations
- Causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.
- The action of proroguing an assembly, especially a parliament; discontinuance of meetings for a given period of time, without dissolution. There were extraordinary scenes of chaos and anger in the House of Commons overnight as opposition MPs staged a protest against the suspension of parliament for five weeks – a prorogation that the Speaker of the House said represented “an act of executive fiat”.
- The period of such a discontinuance between two sessions of a legislative body.
- Deferral to a later time; postponement.
Similar: hold-up
