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[H]e may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper.
Boehner turned the vote to adjourn into a proxy battle over the tax cuts, and Speaker Pelosi won by a mere 210 votes to 209.
The thought of making anything good enough to sell was inspiring, and they worked with a will till it was time to adjourn.
Now, without further comment, I move that this Congress adjourn sine die.
Now, I am going to propose that when you adjourn, it be to meet at Court Square, to-morrow morning at nine o'clock.
I move that the Conference adjourn until half-past seven o'clock this evening.
The motion to adjourn was agreed to; ayes 17, noes 3, and the Conference adjourned.
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On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to adjourn, such as: defer, delay, discontinue, postpone, put off, and recess.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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