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Recent Examples of parliamentary
Netanyahu’s hold on power depends on parliamentary support from extreme right lawmakers, Smotrich chief among them.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 May 2025
Republicans are crafting an overall package of taxes and spending under a parliamentary maneuver known as reconciliation, which would allow the Senate to eventually approve the legislation with a simple majority, rather than needing to overcome a filibuster with a 60-vote majority.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Berlinguer nearly brought the PCI to power in the Italian parliamentary elections of 1976.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2025
While not a fatal setback, Merz's failure to win parliamentary backing at the first time of asking is a first for post-war Germany and an embarrassment for a man who has promised to revive economic growth at a time of global turbulence.
—Kirsti Knolle, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 May 2025
Republicans are crafting an overall package of taxes and spending under a parliamentary maneuver known as reconciliation, which would allow the Senate to eventually approve the legislation with a simple majority, rather than needing to overcome a filibuster with a 60-vote majority.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Berlinguer nearly brought the PCI to power in the Italian parliamentary elections of 1976.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2025
While not a fatal setback, Merz's failure to win parliamentary backing at the first time of asking is a first for post-war Germany and an embarrassment for a man who has promised to revive economic growth at a time of global turbulence.
—Kirsti Knolle, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliamentary
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The approval process for the project is ministerial, meaning the applicant does not need to seek public input and that review by city staff does not need to include public hearings.—
Robert Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Decades in the making Nearly two decades have passed since the European Space Agency formally committed to funding the ExoMars mission at a ministerial meeting in December 2005.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Space fans and music lovers can watch an entire 15-minute livestream on the event's official website and on their YouTube or Instagram Channel regardless of your location, starting at 3:30 p.m. ET (1930 GMT) on Saturday (May 31).—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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An official tracker puts things at $175 billion so far, but there are some discrepancies in the numbers, such as including cuts that were canceled before DOGE's inception.—
Chloe Albanesius,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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The deputies who killed Schulz, one of whom was still in training, are on administrative leave pending a preliminary investigation, Judd said.—
Bert Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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There is no administrative independence, there are no limitations, there are no regulatory constraints in this government‘s view, only tools to be used as necessary.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Instead of becoming digital cooperatives for the 21st century, DAOs largely devolved into digital homeowners’ association meetings complete with petty politics, bureaucratic inefficiency and governance theater.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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As long as it’s funneled through a bureaucratic pipe instead of the IRS, it’s supposed to feel different.—
Angelette C. Aviles,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Who will make the magic happen behind the scenes of the Harry Potter show? Succession producer and His Dark Materials writer Francesca Gardiner will serve as the showrunner, writer, and executive producer.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
28 May 2025
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Alongside stars and executive producers Aniston and Witherspoon, newcomers Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Aaron Pierre, William Jackson Harper and Boyd Holbrook have joined the cast.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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