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

Despite a sudden adjournment of the Michigan House earlier Thursday, the Michigan Senate continued voting all night and into Friday afternoon, passing bills through to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk in a 29-hour session that set a modern record for its duration. —Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024

Cheney was determined to pass the bill before the panel’s noon adjournment time in the session’s first week. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025

At Thomas’ arraignment, a Queens Criminal Court judge ordered an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, meaning if he doesn’t get arrested again, the charges will be dismissed. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025

If the Senate does not agree, the president could try using his adjournment power to send the Senate home, launching the executive and legislative branches into uncharted constitutional territory. —Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025

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