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Recent Examples of parliamentary
Netanyahu’s hold on power depends on parliamentary support from extreme right lawmakers, Smotrich chief among them.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 May 2025
Republicans are crafting an overall package of taxes and spending under a parliamentary maneuver known as reconciliation, which would allow the Senate to eventually approve the legislation with a simple majority, rather than needing to overcome a filibuster with a 60-vote majority.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Berlinguer nearly brought the PCI to power in the Italian parliamentary elections of 1976.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2025
While not a fatal setback, Merz's failure to win parliamentary backing at the first time of asking is a first for post-war Germany and an embarrassment for a man who has promised to revive economic growth at a time of global turbulence.
—Kirsti Knolle, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 May 2025
Republicans are crafting an overall package of taxes and spending under a parliamentary maneuver known as reconciliation, which would allow the Senate to eventually approve the legislation with a simple majority, rather than needing to overcome a filibuster with a 60-vote majority.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Berlinguer nearly brought the PCI to power in the Italian parliamentary elections of 1976.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2025
While not a fatal setback, Merz's failure to win parliamentary backing at the first time of asking is a first for post-war Germany and an embarrassment for a man who has promised to revive economic growth at a time of global turbulence.
—Kirsti Knolle, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliamentary
Adjective
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The approval process for the project is ministerial, meaning the applicant does not need to seek public input and that review by city staff does not need to include public hearings.—
Robert Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Decades in the making Nearly two decades have passed since the European Space Agency formally committed to funding the ExoMars mission at a ministerial meeting in December 2005.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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According to the View’s official metrics, the upstairs lounge takes forty-five minutes to complete a rotation, and the dining room takes an hour and a half.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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This year’s Cannes Film Festival master of ceremonies Laurent Lafitte, who is hosting both the official opening and closing events, hit the red carpet in a sharp tux.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Garcia, who denies gang membership, had an immigration court order protecting him from deportation, which the administration acknowledged was an administrative error.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Among the changes are a widening of the ages at which work requirements apply, more stringent identity and certification checks, and making states bear more of the administrative costs of the national anti-poverty program.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Today, the same royal corridors that once housed Queen Henrietta Maria, bureaucratic offices like the Pipe Office and the Office of the Duchy of Cornwall are now hubs of imagination, equity, and storytelling.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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And while these buildings are in various states of disrepair, many could still serve students and communities if CPS prioritized public good over bureaucratic control.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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But hosting a series and being an executive producer is daunting.—
Jacqueline Cutler,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The second pillar important for scaling, is a strong executive team.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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