prorogue [prəˈrəʊg]
vb
(Law / Parliamentary Procedure) to discontinue the meetings of (a legislative body) without dissolving it
[from Latin prorogāre literally: to ask publicly, from prō- in public + rogāre to ask]
prorogation [ˌprəʊrəˈgeɪʃən] n
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