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Word: prorogation (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • politics 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.) are expunged.
  • The action of proroging an assembly.

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