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Meaning of "adjournment debate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

adjournment debate  [əˈdʒɜːnmənt dɪˈbeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adjournment debate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADJOURNMENT DEBATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Adjournment debate

In the Westminster system, an adjournment debate is a debate on the motion, "That this House do now adjourn." In practice, this is a way of enabling the House to have a debate on a subject without considering a substantive motion.

Definition of adjournment debate in the English dictionary

The definition of adjournment debate in the dictionary is a short debate lasting half an hour held immediately before the end of each day's business in the House of Commons. It is usually a chance for backbench MPs to bring up matters relating to their constituencies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADJOURNMENT DEBATE


abate
əˈbeɪt
adsorbate
ədˈsɔːbeɪt
bait
beɪt
barbate
ˈbɑːbeɪt
bate
beɪt
debate
dɪˈbeɪt
exacerbate
ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt
groundbait
ˈɡraʊndˌbeɪt
incubate
ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪt
jailbait
ˈdʒeɪlˌbeɪt
libate
laɪˈbeɪt
masturbate
ˈmæstəˌbeɪt
niobate
ˈnaɪəʊˌbeɪt
outdebate
ˌaʊtdɪˈbeɪt
postdebate
ˌpəʊstdɪˈbeɪt
predebate
ˌpriːdɪˈbeɪt
rebait
riːˈbeɪt
rebate
ˈriːbeɪt
surbate
sɜːˈbeɪt
whitebait
ˈwaɪtˌbeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

adjectival
adjectivally
adjective
adjectively
adjigo
adjoin
adjoining
adjoint
adjourn
adjournment
Adjt
adjudge
adjudgement
adjudgment
adjudicate
adjudication
adjudicative
adjudicator
adjudicatory
adjunct

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

absorbate
acerbate
approbate
celibate
erythorbate
grant of probate
intubate
lobate
makebate
Masbate
perturbate
polysorbate
probate
rate rebate
rent rebate
reprobate
sebate
sorbate
tax rebate
titubate

Synonyms and antonyms of adjournment debate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adjournment debate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Find out the translation of adjournment debate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adjournment debate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adjournment debate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

休会辩论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

debate aplazamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

adjournment debate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्थगन बहस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأجيل النقاش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отложения дебаты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

debate recesso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুলতুবি বিতর্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

débat d´ajournement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Debat penangguhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vertagung Debatte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

延期の議論
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휴회 토론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Debat adjournment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc tranh luận hoãn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒத்திவைப்பு விவாதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्थगित करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Erteleme tartışması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dibattito aggiornamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

debata odroczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відкладення дебати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezbatere amânare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συζήτηση αναβολή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdaging debat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ajournering debatt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adjournment debatt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adjournment debate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADJOURNMENT DEBATE»

The term «adjournment debate» is normally little used and occupies the 126.493 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADJOURNMENT DEBATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «adjournment debate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «adjournment debate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adjournment debate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADJOURNMENT DEBATE»

Discover the use of adjournment debate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adjournment debate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Constitutional & Administrative Law
Once the motion for adjournment has been moved, the daily adjournment debate takes place.9 The adjournment debate enables one Member to speak on a topic, previously notified, for 15 minutes, and receive a ministerial reply. Topics may ...
Hilaire Barnett, 2012
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The Case for Spelling Reform
An Adjournment Debate takes place after the usual business of the day has finished and generally does not last more than half-an- hour. As I have already pointed out, business in the Chamber starts at 2.30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays,  ...
Mont Follick, 1965
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Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law
(iv) Adjournment debates There are four types of adjournment debate, but only two will be covered here. These are the daily adjournment debate and the emergency adjournment debate. Adjournment debates do not involve a division as they ...
Michael John Allen, Michael Allen, Brian Thompson, 2011
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Terminology and Language Planning: An alternative framework ...
Table 8.4: Enhancing uniformity through adhering to, and modifying, SL patterns System 1 adjournment debate [GB] ebefie nneme usuana daily adjournment debate [GB] nneme usuana ke usen ke usen government adjournment debate [ GB] ...
Bassey Antia, 2000
5
Mobility Scooters
As you know this a great concern to me, so much so that I recently called for an Adjournment Debate in the House on 5 January 2010, to highlight what I believe are certain issues that need to be addressed by the Government to make mobility  ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, 2010
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Revitalising the Chamber: the role of the back bench Member, ...
Such motions are already used in debates in Delegated Legislation Committees. Debate on such a motion would retain all the current features of an adjournment debate and there should be a strong convention that such motions moved for ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons, 2007
7
The Politics Today Dictionary of British Politics
Act of Union adjournment debate Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on 1 January 1801. The reason once again was defensive, with Britain fearing that France would exploit a disaffected Ireland in the Napoleonic Wars. The act was revoked ...
Bill Jones, 2004
8
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Norn, 668 Maize Distribution, 270 Political Participation by Government Servants, 557- 560 Points of Order — Extension of Time for Adjournment Debate, 417 Motions for the Adjournment Can be Raised on Questions by Private Notice, 595  ...
9
How Parliament Works 6th Edition
An 'adjournment debate' takes place on a motion 'That this House do now adjourn'. It may be either the half-hour adjournment debate at the end of each sitting in the Commons (where MPs may 'raise a subject on the Adjournment'), or a more ...
Robert Rogers, Rhodri Walters, 2013
10
Deep Cut
Philip Ralph. DES: [Lembit] won an adjournment debate and I went down for that. You know, I've always been interested in politics and I think in the adjournment debate there was a realisation that you're not just facing the MoD. You're facing ...
Philip Ralph, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADJOURNMENT DEBATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adjournment debate is used in the context of the following news items.
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FOCUS: 'What Does that Word Mean?'
Adjournment debate: a debate at the end of each sitting day of a House when members make speeches on any subject on the motion to end ... «Fiji Sun Online, Jul 15»
2
'Special duty of care' for Hatfield miners, MPs told
Speaking in an adjournment debate, Mr Miliband said: “Historically we've asked the miners throughout our country to put themselves at some ... «The Star, Jul 15»
3
Ed Miliband makes a return to frontline politics
Judging by Miliband comments so far on the mine's early closure, the Tories will be in for a rough ride during the adjournment debate: ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Progress on potential £2.9bn Aberdeen City Region Deal
An adjournment debate on the Aberdeen City Region Deal in the House of Commons has been secured by Aberdeen North MP Kirsty ... «Scottish Construction Now, Jul 15»
5
Lankan President dissolves parliament
However, the surprise move to hold an Adjournment debate showed the UNP's lack of interest in getting the 20th Amendment passed by this ... «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
6
'The Post Office is a disgrace', says Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen
... inquiry into the fiasco, which he has branded a “national disgrace”, when he leads an adjournment debate in the Commons tomorrow. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
To the hustings as President dissolves 7th Parliament; UNP's …
However, the surprise move to hold an Adjournment debate showed the UNP's lack of interest in getting the 20th Amendment passed by this ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jun 15»
8
More teeth for Convention Against Doping in Sports Act
Participating in an adjournment debate on the recent US State Department Report, MP Wijesinha said: “The Foreign Minister dances with the ... «Ceylon Daily News, Jun 15»
9
Senate votes down call for Royal Commission into financial sector …
He was due to deliver an adjournment debate on financial services crime late on Wednesday. Liberal and National Party members are free to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
10
Workington MP raises issue of teacher retention and recruitment
Sue spoke in an adjournment debate in the House of Commons last Thursday, where she pressed the Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb ... «Cumbria Crack, Jun 15»

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