prorogue

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The governor general has a largely ceremonial job performing functions such as swearing in governments and formally signing legislation, but is also the commander-in-chief of the military and can summon, prorogue or dissolve parliament.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2021

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

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 extraordinary anxiety in those whom you see, to get you to prorogue, is, in my opinion, a very strong proof of their being actuated by that sort of wish.

From Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of