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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
prorogue .
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Examples
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Of course there was no outrage to Chretien's prorogues because they were justified.
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If a party with a Parliamentary majority, such as Chrétien's did, prorogues, the other parties can do nothing.
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If a party with a Parliamentary minority prorogues, such as we have now and did in 2008, the other parties can rebuke or take action against the government at the next available opportunity.
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Forgot one, dimpled**k: Dec 2008, Harper prorogues Parliament to avoid certain defeat. avr says:
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If Harper prorogues, I think he actually will add to the movement to bring him down
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If Harper prorogues, I think he actually will add to the movement to bring him down, because that will mean waiting even longer to do something about the people who are suffering hard economic times.
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The GG prorogues parliament, on the advice of the PM.
i leave the country for five days and democracy breaks out 2008
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The GG prorogues parliament, on the advice of the PM.
i leave the country for five days and democracy breaks out 2008
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I've said before but it bears repeating, I think: don't be surprised if he prorogues, and the GG consents.
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Governor convenes, prorogues, and dissolves these Assemblies, and has a negative on the bills of both houses.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 Alexander Hewatt
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