Thesaurus / prorogue
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Take away from the Governor his power to prorogue and dissolve, leave him the veto, and there will soon be collision.
ABRIDGEMENT OF THE DEBATES OF CONGRESS, FROM 1789 TO 1856 (4 OF 16 VOL.)VARIOUSThe gentleman would take away from the Territorial Governors the power to prorogue and dissolve the Assemblies.
ABRIDGEMENT OF THE DEBATES OF CONGRESS, FROM 1789 TO 1856 (4 OF 16 VOL.)VARIOUSRetain the qualified veto, and take away the power to prorogue and dissolve, and what will be the consequence?
ABRIDGEMENT OF THE DEBATES OF CONGRESS, FROM 1789 TO 1856 (4 OF 16 VOL.)VARIOUSIf the assemblies took notice of it, they were to prorogue or dissolve them.
THE COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICAHERBERT EUGENE BOLTONI was so fortunate as to arrive just in time to see Lord Harcourt, with the usual ceremonies, prorogue the Parliament.
A TOUR IN IRELANDARTHUR YOUNGThe 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.
SPEECHES OF HIS MAJESTY KAMEHAMEHA IV. TO THE HAWAIIAN LEGISLATUREKAMEHAMEHA IVWe 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 BUCKINGHAMThe sovereign had never dared to prorogue them against their will, they argued.
THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTROBERT S. (ROBERT SANGSTER) RAITThis view of q bears upon the theory of words like prorogue, &c.
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEROBERT GORDON LATHAMWORDS RELATED TO PROROGUE
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- break up
- can
- cease
- check
- count out
- cut short
- debar
- defer
- discontinue
- eject
- eliminate
- exclude
- file
- halt
- hang
- hang fire
- hang up
- hold up
- inactivate
- intermit
- interrupt
- lay aside
- lay off
- lay on the table
- lay over
- omit
- pigeonhole
- pink slip
- postpone
- procrastinate
- prorogue
- protract
- put a stop to
- put an end to
- put off
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- put on ice
- put on the shelf
- reject
- retard
- rule out
- shelve
- stave off
- stay
- waive
- withhold
- abolish
- abort
- achieve
- adjourn
- annul
- bounce
- bound
- bring to an end
- cancel
- cease
- close
- come to an end
- complete
- conclude
- confine
- cut off
- define
- desist
- determine
- discharge
- discontinue
- dismiss
- dissolve
- drop
- eliminate
- end
- expire
- extinguish
- fire
- halt
- issue
- lapse
- limit
- perfect
- prorogate
- prorogue
- put an end to
- recess
- restrict
- result
- run out
- sack
- scratch
- scrub
- tether
- ultimate
- wind down
- wind up
- wrap
- wrap up
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