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
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With another month, at least, before adjournment, here’s what lawmakers have — and have not yet — done on Capitol Hill.
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Legislature cannot reconvene after adjournment to address further business from that session, further distinguishing it from a recess.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Just before adjournment, House assistant majority leader Lori Gramlich proposed a resolution that upon adjourning, Libby's full voting and speaking rights would be restored.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Moving massive bills in the final days of spring session is often the norm in Springfield, which also saw lawmakers publicly introduce and pass a $55 billion budget package within days of adjournment this year.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Legislature cannot reconvene after adjournment to address further business from that session, further distinguishing it from a recess.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Just before adjournment, House assistant majority leader Lori Gramlich proposed a resolution that upon adjourning, Libby's full voting and speaking rights would be restored.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Moving massive bills in the final days of spring session is often the norm in Springfield, which also saw lawmakers publicly introduce and pass a $55 billion budget package within days of adjournment this year.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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“Adjournment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjournment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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