1. to discontinue a session of (a legislative body) without dissolving it
Usage: formal; parliamentary procedure
2. to defer or postpone
Usage: formal; archaic

Examples

• The prime minister prorogues Parliament until the fall session.
• The governor prorogues the legislative assembly for summer recess.
• When the speaker prorogues the session, all pending bills must be reintroduced.
• The monarch traditionally prorogues Parliament at the end of each session.
• The committee chair prorogues the hearing until next week.
• Parliament was prorogued amid controversy over the budget bill.