prorogue

• Canadians learned the word "prorogue," but forgot the meaning of parliamentary democracy. —  Tyee - Home
• On the Governor General's decision to prorogue, he admits that at first, he was a bit taken aback when she granted the PM's request, but he now believes it was a "wise move"; it provided a much needed cooling-off period, which allowed the opposition parties some time to decide whether the agreement forged in crisis could really form the foundation of a stable coalition government. —  Macleans.ca
• But prorogue, a word that now trips off all our tongues, can also be used in a non-parliamentary context. —  CBC | Top Stories News
• I rarely look at television but felt I should at Harper's recent commandeering of pre-prorogue broadcast time, and when we briefly switched from CBC, with its apparent mild anti-Cons. bias, to see what CTV offered, the opposite bias apparent on the latter was clearer, most especially in remarks from Duffy's face that filled the screen in the brief minute that we saw of it. —  GPC - PVC
• It's not about money with Harper, so much as it's about: lying, misinformation, outrageous spin, threatening the Governor-General with going over her head to the people if she didn't agree to prorogue, accusing the other guy of whatever he's guilty of himself, being willing to do whatever it takes to stay in power, and disrespecting the institutions of Canada, Parliament in particular. —  Macleans.ca

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms