noun
- the action of discontinuing a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving it
Usage: political/legal term
Examples
- The prime minister announced the prorogation of parliament until the fall session.
- Several prorogations occurred during the political crisis.
- The opposition criticized the timing of the prorogations.
- Constitutional experts debated the legality of successive prorogations.
- The prorogations allowed the government to avoid difficult votes.
- Historical records show multiple prorogations during wartime.