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Recent Examples of parliamentary
Then, the Senate voted 18-17 to approve the bill, but one of the senators, who was recorded as voting for the bill, wasn’t in his chair when his name was called by the Senate secretary under a parliamentary procedure called sound the ballot so that vote was stricken and the bill failed.
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Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2025
Booker’s speech also aligned with another convention of long speeches – his monologue was broken up by the parliamentary questions of fellow senators.
—Erik Johnson, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The martial law attempt, which lasted about six hours before Yoon backed down in the face of parliamentary opposition and public protests, plunged the country into months of turmoil and led to the Constitutional Court removing him from the presidency this month for violating constitutional powers.
—Joyce Lee, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Tolentino was invited to give evidence before the parliamentary commission but opted to remain silent during his hearing.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2025
Booker’s speech also aligned with another convention of long speeches – his monologue was broken up by the parliamentary questions of fellow senators.
—Erik Johnson, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The martial law attempt, which lasted about six hours before Yoon backed down in the face of parliamentary opposition and public protests, plunged the country into months of turmoil and led to the Constitutional Court removing him from the presidency this month for violating constitutional powers.
—Joyce Lee, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Tolentino was invited to give evidence before the parliamentary commission but opted to remain silent during his hearing.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliamentary
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The British Foreign Office confirmed that ministerial Ukraine peace talks with U.S. and European counterparts were postponed and downgraded to behind-the-scenes meetings with officials.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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Aimee had three ministerial assistants and a board of seven elders, along with 21 deacons — 14 of them women.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article 2 min The obvious is now official – Cam Ward is a Tennessee Titan.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Milou went on to paint several portraits that were licensed as the official likeness of Pope Francis' papal visit.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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While the government has announced more than 200,000 cuts, Capital Economics said many federal employees have been placed on administrative leave or accepted deferred retirement and are still counted as employed.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The spokesperson said Caldwell had been placed on administrative leave.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Cancer research effectively reclassified as bureaucratic inefficiency and funding slashed away.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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Without strong personal relationships to fall back on, Waltz was wounded and exposed and inevitably hunted down on the bureaucratic Serengeti.—
The Editors,
National Review,
2 May 2025
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Baldwin paid a settlement to Hutchins’ surviving family and Matthew Hutchins, the widower, was made an executive producer on the project.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2025
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Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will return as the show’s executive producers for the third consecutive year.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
4 May 2025
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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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