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prorogue verb [ prəˈrəʊɡ ]

• discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it.
• "James prorogued this Parliament, never to call another one"
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French proroger, from Latin prorogare ‘prolong, extend’, from pro- ‘in front of, publicly’ + rogare ‘ask’.


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