Parliamentary Procedure Vocabulary

interjection used to express agreement or approval

• The sailor responded with aye when asked if he understood the captain's orders.
• Aye, I'll be there at the party tonight.
• Aye, matey! Let's set sail on this adventure!
• Her aye to his proposal was a sign of her unwavering commitment.

verb to temporarily end a meeting or session with the intention of resuming it at a later time

• The committee will be adjourning the meeting until further notice.
• Let's adjourn for now and reconvene later.
• I'm over this meeting, let's adjourn and grab some coffee.
• After a long day of work, I feel like adjourning to my favorite spot for some relaxation.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• The court adjourns to reconvene next Monday.
• Let's adjourn to the park for a picnic.
• After studying for hours, we decided to adjourn to grab some pizza.
• As the sun sets, the meeting adjourns to continue the discussion tomorrow.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• The meeting will adjourn to the conference room for further discussion.
• Let's adjourn to the break room for some coffee.
• We should adjourn to my place after the party.
• After a long day of work, I like to adjourn to my favorite spot in the park to relax.