Thesaurus / prorogue
opposites of prorogue
MOST RELEVANT
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Take away from the Governor his power to prorogue and dissolve, leave him the veto, and there will soon be collision.
The gentleman would take away from the Territorial Governors the power to prorogue and dissolve the Assemblies.
Retain the qualified veto, and take away the power to prorogue and dissolve, and what will be the consequence?
If the assemblies took notice of it, they were to prorogue or dissolve them.
THE COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICAHERBERT EUGENE BOLTON
I was so fortunate as to arrive just in time to see Lord Harcourt, with the usual ceremonies, prorogue the Parliament.
A TOUR IN IRELANDARTHUR YOUNG
The Emperor may prorogue, adjourn, or dissolve, the chamber of representatives.
MEMOIRS OF THE PRIVATE LIFE, RETURN, AND REIGN OF NAPOLEON IN 1815, VOL. IIFLEURY DE CHABOULON.
I now free you from further attendance, and prorogue you till the Session of next year.
We prorogue on Friday, and have finished all our business to-day, which is a great load off my shoulders.
MEMOIRS OF THE COURT AND CABINETS OF GEORGE THE THIRD, VOLUME 2 (OF 2)THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
The sovereign had never dared to prorogue them against their will, they argued.
THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTROBERT S. (ROBERT SANGSTER) RAIT
This view of q bears upon the theory of words like prorogue, &c.
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEROBERT GORDON LATHAM
WORDS RELATED TO PROROGUE
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- bide time
- block
- check
- choke
- clog
- confine
- curb
- dawdle
- defer
- detain
- deter
- dilly-dally
- discourage
- drag
- encumber
- filibuster
- gain time
- hamper
- hold
- hold over
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- keep
- keep back
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- obstruct
- postpone
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put off
- remand
- repress
- restrict
- retard
- shelve
- slacken
- stall
- stave off
- stay
- suspend
- table
- tarry
- temporize
- withhold
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- bide time
- block
- check
- choke
- clog
- confine
- curb
- dawdle
- defer
- detain
- deter
- dilly-dally
- discourage
- drag
- encumber
- filibuster
- gain time
- hamper
- hold
- hold over
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- keep
- keep back
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- obstruct
- postpone
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put off
- remand
- repress
- restrict
- retard
- shelve
- slacken
- stall
- stave off
- stay
- suspend
- table
- tarry
- temporize
- withhold
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.