noun
adjournment; suspension of a meeting; recess
Formal term used for the adjournment or suspension of a meeting, session, or legislative body. Often seen in political or organizational contexts.
国会は本日停会となった。
The Diet was adjourned today.
委員会の停会が決まった。
The suspension of the committee meeting was decided.
Compound of 停 (stop, suspend) and 会 (meeting, assembly). The meaning is transparent from its components.