postpone

Example Sentences

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The leader of a council where elections have been postponed said members who triggered by-elections in protest at the move would be wasting taxpayers' money.

From BBC

Within hours, the vote was abruptly postponed, taking much of the financial world by surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a letter sent to the Conservative council leader Kevin Bentley, Reed writes: "I will not be including the election to Essex County Council in legislation to postpone local elections".

From BBC

Seven of the county's local authorities had written to the government saying they wanted to postpone over concerns about going to the polls ahead of the potential abolition of some of them.

From BBC

The defendant's guilty pleas were entered more than six months after a trial was postponed to allow psychiatric experts to assess the defendant.

From BBC