How to Use prorogue in a Sentence

prorogue

verb

• This was what caused James to prorogue Parliament and rule by royal decree.
  — James P. Sutton, National Review, 19 July 2019
• But if the next Prime Minister decides to prorogue parliament, the Queen would be involved one way or another.
  — Billy Perrigo, Time, 19 July 2019
• These days, the monarch stays out of political affairs and only prorogues parliament at the request of her prime minister.
  — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 29 Aug. 2019
• Johnson announced his intention to prorogue Parliament at the end of August.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Sep. 2019
• This week’s ruling by the Scottish courts against proroguing Parliament lends independent support to his view of the matter.
  — The Economist, 14 Sep. 2019
• Some have accused Johnson of dragging the queen into the crisis by asking her to prorogue Parliament at this momentous time in the nation's history.
  — Karla Adam, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2019
• Later that day, Parliament was suspended, or prorogued, for five weeks at Johnson's request.
  — Tara John, CNN, 13 Sep. 2019
• The move to prorogue Parliament at this crucial time in the Brexit process angered even some lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party.
  — Karla Adam, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2019
• When a monarch prorogues Parliament, the current parliamentary session ends, meaning that all motions that have yet to be addressed, voted on, or passed are also suspended.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2019
• Parliament is currently suspended, or prorogued, for five weeks.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019
• The working assumption among constitutional experts is that, because Parliament was formally prorogued, the government would be obliged to put forward its legislative agenda for the new session in the form of a Queen's Speech.
  — Luke McGee, CNN, 11 Sep. 2019
• That plan started to go off the rails almost immediately when Johnson (Boris) decided to prorogue parliament, effectively suspending it for five weeks to prevent lawmakers from voting against a no-deal Brexit.
  — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2019
• Specifically, the petition states that Parliament must not be prorogued or dissolved without a delay to or cancellation of Brexit, which is currently scheduled for October 31st.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2019
• The queen’s prerogative powers—which, in addition to proroguing Parliament, include appointing the prime minister and the granting of honors—cannot be legally challenged, BBC reported.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2019

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