verb🔗ShareTo suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session."The principal announced he was proroguing the student council meetings for the summer break, meaning they wouldn't meet again until September. "politicsgovernmentlawstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo defer."The teacher is proroguing the deadline for the essay until next week, giving us more time to work on it. "politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prolong or extend."The school board is proroguing the summer break by a week to allow for more time to prepare for the new school year. "governmentpoliticslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA prolongation or extension."The school board approved the proroguing of the summer break by one week to make up for lost instructional time due to the snow days. "politicsgovernmentlawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
