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Recent Examples of parliamentary
Dutch parliamentary election tests ruling far-right party Dutch voters cast ballots today in a parliamentary election in which a far-right party that led opinion polls for months has seen its advantage narrow into a three-horse race.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Voters delivered victory for Mulroney, whose party won 43 percent of the vote — enough to secure a parliamentary majority in Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
In 2011, mass protests broke out in response to parliamentary elections that showed signs of vote-rigging.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Japan has elected its first female prime minister, with conservative Sanae Takaichi succeeding Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba following a parliamentary vote Tuesday.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Voters delivered victory for Mulroney, whose party won 43 percent of the vote — enough to secure a parliamentary majority in Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
In 2011, mass protests broke out in response to parliamentary elections that showed signs of vote-rigging.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Japan has elected its first female prime minister, with conservative Sanae Takaichi succeeding Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba following a parliamentary vote Tuesday.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliamentary
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The world’s diplomats must refuse to seat or recognise Min Aung Hlaing or his representatives at any summit or ministerial meeting.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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The board voted to send a letter to the city urging caution in allowing ministerial approval of higher-density projects and targeting higher resource areas like Carmel Valley and Pacific Highlands Ranch.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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This marks the fourth consecutive year of more than 7% growth in military spending, though many experts say China’s real expenditure is likely much higher than the official figure.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Roosevelt let newspaper editorials hash out the pros and cons of the voyage before making an official announcement, and the leak represented the first time congressmen (and the public) heard about the fleet’s plans to circumnavigate the globe.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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In 1788, when the Constitution was ratified, the new US governmental framework famously included a clause in its First Amendment to prevent any laws that infringed on the freedom of the press.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Relief also came for DHS employees on Thursday when it was announced that USDA will provide administrative funding for the SNAP program, meaning the state won't furlough 1,500 employees in its Division of County Operations on Friday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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An administrative fee paid by the data centers and other large-energy-usage customers .—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani will face high expectations and even higher barriers to executing an agenda that includes enormous bureaucratic, political, and logistic hurdles.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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But for this to work, these supercities must have freedom from the bureaucratic maze that suffocates current development.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tesla shareholders approved a new executive pay package Thursday afternoon that would give Musk nearly $1 trillion in stock over the next decade, a record-shattering deal for the world’s richest man.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The consequences are stark for local people who rely on the rivers for food, medicine, livelihoods and transport, said André Guimarães, executive director of the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to the audit, the Sheriff’s Office already had enough supervisory positions to comply with that court order.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Maria Kyriacou, chairwoman of the supervisory board, said the new appointments were aimed at advancing the company’s strategic transformation.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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