as in regulation
a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity
the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election
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Recent Examples of bylaw
None of the above five optional eligibility factors are automatically applicable – they must be stated in either the HOA bylaws or election rules.
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Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Staff in both cities will continue to work on staffing and intergovernmental agreements, as well as the service contract, bylaws and articles of incorporation, before returning to the Common Council and other city officials for further approvals.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
In response, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on December 8 to dissolve the library board and its governing bylaws entirely, Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR) reported.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
The Foundation’s bylaws and policies would strengthen, requiring signatures from multiple executives to approve invoices and expenses.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Staff in both cities will continue to work on staffing and intergovernmental agreements, as well as the service contract, bylaws and articles of incorporation, before returning to the Common Council and other city officials for further approvals.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
In response, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on December 8 to dissolve the library board and its governing bylaws entirely, Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR) reported.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
The Foundation’s bylaws and policies would strengthen, requiring signatures from multiple executives to approve invoices and expenses.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bylaw
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Safety regulations require some natural gas to remain in the tanks at all times, but the amount of biogas bunkered at the port of Bergen—those 300 cubic meters—equals the fuel requirement for the entire 11-day round trip to Kirkenes, along the Russian border, and back to Bergen.—
Ryan Craggs,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The bill would also institute tighter regulations on ICE’s only current detention center in the state, in Aurora, and on any others the agency opens.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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While Glaser tones it down on stage, the same rules don’t apply for the red carpet.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which determined each year's nominees until they were deposed as the deciding committee in 2022 in the wake of a scandal, revised its rules around animation in 2014.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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The board’s unanimous vote came weeks after pension-plan actuaries confirmed the program would be cost-neutral, as state law requires.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The opposing side has said that Idaho’s law targets and harms trans women and girls and that Hecox, specifically, mitigated any potential advantages through hormone treatments.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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In Kansas City, the city’s health department enforces the food code, while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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The batch codes are 1005482717, 1005483735, 1005484702, 1005485462, and 1005485660.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Bylaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bylaw. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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