adjournment
pronunciation
How to pronounce adjournment in British English:
UK [ə'dʒɜ:nmənt]
How to pronounce adjournment in American English:
US [ə'dʒɜnmənt]
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- Noun:
- the termination of a meeting
- the act of postponing to another time or place
Word Origin
- adjournment (n.)
- mid-15c., from Old French ajornement "daybreak, dawn; summons (to appear in court)," from ajorner (see adjourn).
Example
- 1. Europe , the united states , monaco and norway were hoping to move to an adjournment , which would have allowed a proper investigation of the issues over the weekend .
- 2. And after mrs. clinton spoke and insisted that the south china sea was an area where america had " a national interest " in " freedom of navigation , " the chinese foreign minister asked for a brief adjournment and then weighed in .
- 3. They 're shooting for adjournment in two weeks so all the members can hurry home and start campaigning for the election .
- 4. To prevent ( a bill ) from becoming law by failing to sign until the adjournment .
- 5. The subject matter and scope of an adjournment debate must be specified at the time of application .