All 8 Uses of

adjourn
in
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

We adjourned and I heard no more.†
Chpt 10 *

adjourned = took a break or closed

Then knew why Greg had not gone back to Mare Undarum site after Congress adjourned that morning; somebody had asked for a Family talk-talk.†
Chpt 15

This house recessed without adjourning and Chairman of Committee on Permanent Organization, Resolutions, and Government Structure still has the floor.†
Chpt 21

adjourning = taking a break or closing

Around midnight they passed Embargo, then adjourned subject to call ....standing committees to continue.†
Chpt 21

adjourned = took a break or closed

Those busy laddies split up and did it—studied forms of government in Carnegie Library, held subcommittee meetings, three or four people at a time (few enough to worry Prof had he known)—and when Congress met early in September to ratify some appointments and elect more congressmen-at-large, instead of adjourning, Comrade Baum had gavel and they recessed—and met again and turned selves into committee-of-the-whole and passed a resolution and next thing we knew entire Congress was a Constitutional Convention divided into working groups headed by those subcommittees.†
Chpt 22

adjourning = taking a break or closing

If there are no more questions—I hope there are none—I will adjourn this meeting.†
Chpt 26

adjourn = take a break or end

Presently Prof said tiredly, "The Government Cabinet is adjourned.†
Chpt 26

adjourned = took a break or closed

Definition:

to temporarily end a formal meeting; or to move as a group to another location