prorogation

prorogation (plural prorogations)

1. (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.
2. The action of proroging an assembly.

• prorogue

• suspension

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prorogation f (plural prorogations)

1. (politics) prorogation

• proroger
• prorogé

• “prorogation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).