They are calling for a further postponement of the election date.
The death of one of the candidates forced postponement of the voting until June 1.
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Postponement — Post*pone ment, n. The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Postponement — is a business strategy that maximizes possible benefit and minimizes risk by delaying further investment into a product or service until the last possible moment. An example of this strategy is Dell Computers build to order online store.… … Wikipedia
postponement — index adjournment, cessation (interlude), continuance, deferment, delay, discontinuance (act of discontinuing), moratorium … Law dictionary
postponement — To place after in order of importance; to put off to a later time. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Postponement — Der Begriff postponement (englisch to postpone – verschieben) bzw. Aufschubstrategie wird in der Logistik und in der industriellen Produktion verwendet und steht generell für das Hinauszögern einer Entscheidung, um aufgrund eines kürzeren… … Deutsch Wikipedia
postponement — postpone UK US /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ verb [T] ► to decide that an event should happen at a later time than originally planned: »The oil giant said it had postponed a decision on whether to go ahead with the deal. »The meeting was postponed for another… … Financial and business terms
postponement — [[t]poʊspo͟ʊnmənt[/t]] postponements N VAR: oft N of n The postponement of an event is the act of delaying it happening or arranging for it to take place at a later time than originally planned. The postponement was due to a dispute over where… … English dictionary
postponement — noun A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding. The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began … Wiktionary
postponement — noun a further postponement of the trial Syn: deferral, deferment, delay, putting off/back, rescheduling, adjournment, shelving … Thesaurus of popular words
postponement — postpone ► VERB ▪ arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. DERIVATIVES postponement noun. ORIGIN Latin postponere, from post after + ponere to place … English terms dictionary
