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prorogue

[proh-rohg] / proʊˈroʊg /














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And she used withering language to describe the effect of the court’s ruling on the formal order to prorogue.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2019

Johnson announced on Aug. 28 that he had asked Queen Elizabeth to prorogue, or suspend, parliament for five weeks from last week until Oct.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2019

Rudd revealed she had asked for the legal advice given to the government on its decision to prorogue parliament, but she never got it.

From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2019

The Court of Session heard that the prime minister was sent a note on 15 August asking if he wanted to prorogue parliament from mid-September.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2019

The business of the session was concluded, and Lord Dalhousie went down in State to the Legislative Council Chamber, to prorogue the parliament.

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles




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