Thesaurus results for BYLAWS

bylaws

noun

plural of bylaw

as in regulations

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 bylaws Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has allegedly used the country's soccer system to spy on citizens, potentially violating FIFA bylaws, according to a new report from a major opposition party. —

Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 Buried not so deep in the bylaws and statutes that legally define FIFA, is a pledge that the organization will abstain from the vagaries of politics. —

Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 When the letters were delivered to the Hall of Fame last week — along with everything from early logo designs and invoices to promotional contracts and league bylaws — Bigham was in attendance in what turned out to be a Bangor Blue Ox front-office reunion. —

Steve Buckley, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Plus, its bylaws require that all shareholder claims be resolved via binding arbitration. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026 Per Town Council bylaws, the board must have seven to 12 members. —

Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 The board is elected at the annual general meeting and oversees several special advisory groups, committees, and association staff (including a chief executive officer) guided by association bylaws, an annual business plan, and a Strategic Planning Framework. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 The 2026 World Cup is being held on American soil, subject to American law, and sold to American consumers whose legal rights do not yield to FIFA’s statutes and bylaws. —

Corey Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Amend its bylaws to trigger automatic relinquishment of privileges for any physician who violates Texas’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. —

Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 18 May 2026

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Last month, Kenya's Education Ministry suspended the principal of Utumishi Girls Academy for failing to comply with school fire safety regulations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
This is compared with the FDA maximum set for bottled water, which was used as a measure because no FDA regulations for heavy metals in baby food existed, of 10 ppb inorganic arsenic, 5 ppb lead, and 5 ppb cadmium.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 June 2026