English Dictionary

prorogue

IPA（発音記号）

/pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/

動詞

他動詞 古語 廃用

(transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. / (transitive, now rare) To defer.

日本語の意味

国会や議会などの会期を正式に閉会せずに一時停止または延期すること / 会議や議会の開催を一時的に中断すること（古い用法では、延期すること）

The prime minister threatened to prorogue Parliament to avoid a vote of no confidence.

首相は不信任案の採決を避けるため、議会を休会させると脅した。

意味（1）

(transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.

On 9 September, when Parliament was prorogued until 14 October [later reversed by the Supreme Court], spelling the end of 12 pieces of legislation, it emerged that the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill was one of only three bills which will be carried over into the new parliamentary session.

意味（2）

(transitive, now rare) To defer.

意味（3）

(obsolete) To prolong or extend.

Mirth[…]prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment.

prorogues （ present singular third-person ）

proroguing （ participle present ）

prorogued （ participle past ）

prorogued （ past ）