Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To discontinue a session of (a parliament, for example).
- transitive verb To postpone; defer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To prolong; protract.
- To defer; put off; delay.
- To discontinue meetings of for a time, usually for a period of time not expressly stated: used specifically of the British Parliament.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To protract; to prolong; to extend.
- transitive verb To defer; to delay; to postpone
- transitive verb To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb hold back to a later time
- verb adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I admit I didn't know the word prorogue until today, but what a chess match this has been.
If I May Agree With Rick Mercer ... Rogers 2008
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The group will be hosting the Anti-Prorogue Free Perogies Party/Show - because who doesn't think of perogies when they hear the word prorogue?
www.charlatan.ca 2010
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If the reason to prorogue is to avoid a vote of confidence, I wouldn't sign it myself.
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The only way to do that would be to "prorogue" the House completely.
Michael Garrity: Why Americans Should be Following Canadian Politics Right Now 2009
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The technical definition of 'prorogue' is as follows:
Jeffrey Feldman: Oy, Canada! Conservative PM Uses Rare Act To Suspend Parliament 2009
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OK, just in case you were wondering, 'prorogue' is not the name of a new X-Men character or some newfangled baldness prevention cream.
Jeffrey Feldman: Oy, Canada! Conservative PM Uses Rare Act To Suspend Parliament 2009
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I'm waiting for the first retarded wanker to drop by, screeching, Hey, you didn't spell 'prorogue' correctly, that's why you couldn't find it!
I'm just sayin'. CC 2009
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Millions of hard working Canadians can't "prorogue" themselves a break from their jobs or their obligations.
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Millions of hard working Canadians can't "prorogue" themselves a break from their jobs or their obligations.
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Having only a confused, frightened sense of our one national leader, say "prorogue" and "G20" and frown, soundlessly.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Lynn Crosbie 2010
vsrixyz commented on the word prorogue
C'est la mot du jour n'est-ce pas?
December 6, 2008
juv3nal commented on the word prorogue
see also procleric, profighter etc. ;P
December 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word prorogue
Career ruffian.
December 6, 2008
kewpid commented on the word prorogue
Should this be shortened to prorog in AmE?
December 9, 2008
reesetee commented on the word prorogue
I don't know about anyone else, but I prefer the "catalogue" spelling over "catalog." I never think of them as British vs. American spelling.
Of course, I don't use prorogue as often as catalogue. :-)
December 9, 2008
qroqqa commented on the word prorogue
Lopping the -ue wouldn't work because the pronunciation would be affected: as with, say, 'intrigue' or 'vague'.
December 9, 2008
knitandpurl commented on the word prorogue
"Turning up the deep astrachan collar of his long coat, the stranger swept out of the shop, with the air, as Miss Fritten afterwards described it, of a Satrap proroguing a Sanhedrin. Whether such a pleasant function ever fell to a Satrap's lot she was not quite certain, but the simile faithfully conveyed her meaning to a large circle of acquaintances."
"Quail Seed" by Saki, in The Unrest-Cure and Other Stories (p 139 of the NYRB edition)
October 14, 2013