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 Note that per Civil Code 4775, HOAs can only allocate repair and maintenance responsibility in the CC&Rs – HOAs cannot do this in bylaws or rules. —

Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 8 May 2026 The United States Premier Hockey League’s bylaws, which USA TODAY obtained, offer no recourse to players whose teams don’t deliver on their promises. —

Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Second, the bylaws were updated to clearly prohibit school officials, such as coaches and principals within a school district, from meeting or communicating with students who are not already enrolled or eligible for enrollment based on their current address or school attendance. —

The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 4 May 2026 Although it hasn’t been formalized in its bylaws, IHSAA Commissioner Phil Neidig said its amateur rule has allowed athletes to use their name to promote activities like basketball camps or product promotion on social media. —

Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 Company President Pete Rorke, who has been a member for 61 years, said the change in procedure posed a violation of company bylaws. —

Joe Holden, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 To do so, the HOA follows the process outlined for rule creation and revision outlined in its community bylaws, Kenin says. —

Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026 However, those bylaws do not appear to prevent a former staffer from representing those same athletes immediately after leaving university employment. —

Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026 The University of Central Florida’s student government adopted it into its bylaws. —

Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026

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Managers at various locations have already lifted prohibitions on hunting stands that damage trees and training hunting dogs, using vehicles to retrieve animals and hunting along trails, according to an NPCA review of site regulations the organization recently performed after learning of the order.

— Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Meanwhile, the rest of the NBA is widely expected to be more competitive next season — from the bottom tier, where anti-tanking regulations and a weaker draft class should curb teams’ intentional losing, to the upper echelons, where Oklahoma City and San Antonio stand tall.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2026