Thesaurus: prorogue

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1. v. t. To protract; to prolong; to extend.
2. v. t. To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage.
3. v. t. To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business.
4. v. hold back to a later time
5. v. adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
6. v. adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body