variants
or less commonly byelaw
1
: a rule adopted by an organization chiefly for the government of its members and the regulation of its affairs
2
: a local ordinance
Examples of bylaw in a Sentence
the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election
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Hogg was again thrust into the center of this internal debate after his election to vice chair was deemed to have violated DNC bylaws which encourage gender parity among the party leadership.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
An Illinois High School Association bylaw forbids that.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Members could change the bylaws during their August 2024 meeting, but the maneuver could put the DNC in the awkward spot akin to the 2016 election when the establishment backed Hillary Clinton over progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
Mitchell said the bylaws require a RFP for any position that pays more than $10,000, and Lordigyan has run the event for a number of years and receives about $55,405.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
An Illinois High School Association bylaw forbids that.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Members could change the bylaws during their August 2024 meeting, but the maneuver could put the DNC in the awkward spot akin to the 2016 election when the establishment backed Hillary Clinton over progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
Mitchell said the bylaws require a RFP for any position that pays more than $10,000, and Lordigyan has run the event for a number of years and receives about $55,405.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Bylaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bylaw. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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bylaw
noun
by·law
ˈbī-ˌlȯ 
: a rule adopted by an organization for governing its members and regulating its affairs
Etymology
Middle English bilawe "bylaw," probably from an early Norse compound of bȳr "town" and lǫg "law"
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