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prorogation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | discontinuance, discontinuation |
| Derivation | prorogue |
Examples of prorogation
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The request was granted by Jean, and the prorogation lasted until 26 January 2009.
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Permission to deliberate led to trouble in 1701, and prorogation followed.
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Canadians take to the streets to protest the prorogation of the 40th Canadian Parliament.
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Between 1867 and 2010 the average period of prorogation was 151 days.
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After prorogation, calls came from within the Liberal Party for Dion to resign immediately.
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Vanguard also staged a two-day strike in protest at the prorogation of the Stormont Parliament.
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A session of Parliament is brought to an end by a prorogation.
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Prorogation became fully institutionalized, and even the praetor urbanus was sometimes prorogued.
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Mr Harper turned a customary recess into prorogation.
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- Discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it
- In the constitution of ancient Rome, prorogatio was the extension of a commander's imperium beyond the one-year term of his magistracy, usually that of consul or praetor. ...
- The period between two sessions of a legislative body. When a legislature or parliament is prorogued, it is still constituted (that is, all members remain as members and a general election is not necessary), but all orders of the body (bills, motions, etc. ...
- The Lieutenant Governor ends a session by proroguing the House of Assembly. The House may not sit once it has been prorogued until it has been called into session again by the Governor in Council.
- The ending of a session which terminates all unfinished business. Prorogation also refers to the period of time a Parliament stands prorogued.
- An action by the Commissioner, on the advice of the Premier, which ends a session of the Legislative Assembly, abolishing all pending business and halting all committee work. While the Legislative Assembly is prorogued, it still exists and MLAs retain all of their rights and privileges. ...
- Event that marks the end of a parliamentary session.
- The formal adjournment of the yearly session of the legislature by the Governor. If the General Court is not prorogued before the first Wednesday of January (the first day of the new session) the ending session is automatically dissolved at midnight on the Tuesday before the first Wednesday of ...
- The act of ending a session of Parliament. Performed when an election is called.
