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prorogation

UK/pɹəʊɹəˈɡeɪʃn̩/

prorogation noun: causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.

Noun

prorogation (countable and uncountable, plural prorogations)

  1. Causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.
  2. 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”.2019 September 10, Kate Lyons, “Brexit: chants of 'shame' as suspension of parliament descends into chaos”, in The Guardian
  3. The period of such a discontinuance between two sessions of a legislative body.
  4. (archaic) Deferral to a later time; postponement.
    Synonyms:
    cunctation

prorogation meaning in Tamil and Kannada

prorogation in Tamil

கூட்டத் தொடர் முடிவு, கூட்டத்தொடர் முடிவு

prorogation in Kannada

ಅಧಿವೇಶನದ ಮುಂದೂಡಿಕೆ, ಸಮಾಪ್ತಿ

Synonyms of prorogation

Forms of prorogation

pluralprorogations

Origin of prorogation

From Anglo-Norman prorogation, Middle French prorogation, and their source, Latin prōrogātiō (“extension, postponement”).

Questions about prorogation

What does prorogation mean?
Prorogation means causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.
What is prorogation in Tamil?
Prorogation in Tamil is கூட்டத் தொடர் முடிவு, கூட்டத்தொடர் முடிவு. See Prorogation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prorogation?
Prorogation is a noun.
How do you pronounce prorogation?
Prorogation is pronounced /pɹəʊɹəˈɡeɪʃn̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of prorogation?
The plural of prorogation is prorogations.

Words near prorogation in the dictionary

  1. prorhinal
  2. prorogate
  3. prorogated
  4. prorogates
  5. prorogating
  6. prorogation
  7. prorogations
  8. prorogator
  9. prorogators
  10. prorogue
  11. prorogued

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prorogation (page history and authors); prorogation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prorogation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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