adjournment

noun

ad·​journ·​ment ə-ˈjərn-mənt 

1

: the act of adjourning

adjournment of a meeting

2

: the state or interval of being adjourned

a brief adjournment

Examples of adjournment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With an adjournment deadline of midnight Wednesday, Ritter is facing daily disasters and dramas relating to lawmakers clamoring for votes on bills destined to die without their moment on the floor. —Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026

The Minnesota House passed 13 bipartisan bills on Thursday, April 23, as the May 18 adjournment deadline approaches. —Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026

Such claims aren't uncommon in the legislature's annual adjournment push. —Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Longtime House Regulated Industries Chairman Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, pushed the idea on the second-to-last day of the legislative session, when many bills sneak through in the rush toward adjournment. —Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ajournement, borrowed from Anglo-French, from ajourner "to adjourn" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for adjournment

• attornment
• concernment
• discernment
• internment