impeachment

noun

Definition of impeachmentnext
as in arraignment

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Recent Examples of impeachment Tuesday's vote was a procedural attempt to stop the impeachment push outright by sending the matter back to committee. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026 Until Democrats take control of the House in January, any impeachment effort would need support from at least three Republicans — if all Democrats vote in favor and depending on any absences. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 The process of impeachment often arises in discussions around congressional action against a sitting president. — Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 Massie has urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to allow the full House to debate and vote on the impeachment charges rather than dismissing the resolution or sending it to committee, which Massie argues could effectively kill the effort. — Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 All nine Republican House lawmakers from both states voted to refer the resolution to the Judiciary Committee, a move designed to effectively kill the impeachment effort by preventing a final vote on the House floor. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026 None of the operations were approved by Congress, which Massie pointed to in his articles of impeachment. — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 But the Senate dismissed all impeachment charges, shutting down his trial before arguments even began. — Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth railed against the Republican congressman who introduced articles of impeachment against him. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeachment
  1. arraignment
  2. condemnation
  3. censure
  4. denunciation
Noun
  • Speaking at his arraignment Tuesday, prosecutors said surveillance footage and witness interviews show that Thomas ran out of the apartment with his young son after the killing.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • He was ordered remanded during his arraignment on Tuesday and is due back in court later this week.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of arraignment
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  • Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition backing the government, waging a yearslong campaign of air bombardment that brought it international condemnation over civilian deaths.
    — AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • News of his arrest quickly drew expressions of shock and disbelief from his colleagues — as well as condemnation from those who felt as though Townsend was being unfairly targeted by law enforcement because of the nature of his work.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of condemnation
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  • Israel might face its ultimate fear—losing the United States’ veto at the UN Security Council, which has protected its occupation since 1967 from international censure, even under critical Democratic presidents such as Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.
    — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Football—besides being one of our more ubiquitous and unrestrained national entertainments—has also become one of the rare arenas in American life where highly specialized language can flourish without censure.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of censure
Noun
  • For protesters, that record sits uneasily besides the prime minister’s denunciation of violence against women.
    — Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The frontrunner is Marine Le Pen, who has worked for years to make her far-right party, the National Rally, more electable while campaigning on immigration, crime, and denunciation of an out-of-touch political class.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of denunciation

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“Impeachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeachment. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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