impeachment

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Recent Examples of impeachment Even Democratic strategists are wary of whether his impeachment push will resonate with Democratic voters after the party’s massive 2024 loss. Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 The same impeachment and removal procedure would apply to the AG as to the president. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026 Even Hutchinson, who helped make the case for Bill Clinton's impeachment, expressed sympathy for the couple. ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026 The Constitution’s Article 1, Section 2, grants the House of Representatives the power to choose the speaker, as well as the power of presidential impeachment. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 Cornyn has defended the bipartisan gun law, has chided Hunt over missing votes in Washington and relentlessly trolled Paxton over his divorce, allegations of infidelity and issues surrounding his impeachment. Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026 The soccer humiliation coincided with an economic crisis that halted years of growth, and with a political crisis that resulted in the impeachment of Brazil’s President, Dilma Rousseff, in 2016. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026 Yoon, who can appeal the ruling, had denied the insurrection charge, saying his imposition of martial law was meant to alert the public to paralysing political gridlock caused by the opposition party’s majority in the National Assembly and its impeachment of several senior officials. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026 South Korea was mired in months of political uncertainty as the chaos from the decree was followed by Yoon’s impeachment and a power vacuum at the top of government. Stella Kim, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeachment
Noun
  • Boitel’s wife, two sons and a daughter-in-law attended the arraignment.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • He was taken to the Mercer County Jail to await arraignment.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • International law experts say targeting civilians violates armed conflict regulations, drawing condemnation from the UN and human rights groups.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Sunni imams issued fatwas, legal condemnations by Islamic religious leaders, against us infidels.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The censure resolution also stated her social media posts divulged and misrepresented confidential closed session information and disparaged the superintendent and board members.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In refusing to bow to an administration that has been intent on bullying private companies into submission, Amodei and his team are taking a bold stand on ethical grounds, and risking a censure that could erode Anthropic’s long-term viability.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Muslim-majority countries outside the region, such as Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan, also signed on to the denunciation.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The report cards slammed several teams with anonymous comments that accused some teams of disrespecting players’ families, employing substandard training staffs and other denunciations.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026

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“Impeachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeachment. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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