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Recent Examples of parliamentary
The vote comes weeks before Orbán faces a parliamentary election as well, with opinion polls signaling he could be ousted after 16 years in power.
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Jan Bratanic Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
The sandwich and parliamentary democracy were made by English aristocrats and remade in America.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Anutin Charnvirakul won a parliamentary vote Thursday for a new term as Thailand’s prime minister, clearing the way for the conservative politician to form a cabinet that faces the immediate challenge of managing the fallout from the war in the Middle East.
—Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Bloomberg, 19 Mar. 2026
The freeze measure was first introduced last May, but Johnson allies at the time used a parliamentary maneuver to prevent its consideration.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jan Bratanic Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
The sandwich and parliamentary democracy were made by English aristocrats and remade in America.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Anutin Charnvirakul won a parliamentary vote Thursday for a new term as Thailand’s prime minister, clearing the way for the conservative politician to form a cabinet that faces the immediate challenge of managing the fallout from the war in the Middle East.
—Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Bloomberg, 19 Mar. 2026
The freeze measure was first introduced last May, but Johnson allies at the time used a parliamentary maneuver to prevent its consideration.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliamentary
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Shah, who is the RSP’s prime ministerial candidate, won the 2022 Kathmandu mayoral race.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The government planned to set up an emergency economic task force, led by Kim, to coordinate cross-ministerial efforts, the prime minister said at a press briefing, according to Yonhap News Agency.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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The official cause of the crash remained under investigation on Tuesday by the NTSB.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The incident led to his eventual arrest, but not before official city crews repainted the same crosswalks a week later.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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That in-the-shadows violence permeates all institutions, from prisons to governmental offices.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Diversent heads the legal organization Cubalex, which operates as an independent, non-governmental entity that offers free legal assistance to citizens, documents human rights abuses.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated March 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Fulton County officials have forcefully pushed back, arguing the issues cited reflect routine administrative errors rather than evidence of fraud.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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The officers were placed on administrative leave as the shooting was investigated by the Suffolk District Attorney’s office.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Working- and middle-class families watch their property taxes climb, fees increase and government units overlap like layers in a bureaucratic lasagna.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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That bureaucratic tension has fueled widespread speculation about the future direction of CBS in particular.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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Chris Jones, executive vice president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the strain is growing as employees continue working without regular paychecks.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The pilot and copilot who died were both based out of Canada, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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But her lawyer, Stacy Tolchin, said the record showed that the order lacked supervisory approval and was never finalized, so there was no valid removal order to reinstate.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, noted that houses of worship around the country have begun implementing similar protective measures.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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