prorogate
/ˈproʊrəɡeɪt/
verb
- To discontinue a session of a parliament or other legislative body without dissolving it, typically by royal or executive authority.
- The governor has the power to prorogate the state legislature in an emergency.
- The prime minister advised the queen to prorogate Parliament until the fall.
- They voted to prorogate the assembly for two weeks to allow for negotiations.