presbyteries

plural of presbytery

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presbyteries
Noun
  • Decentralize Decision-Making While Preserving Oversight The Pennsylvania event showed exactly what will happen to enterprises stuck in rigid hierarchies—one failure can ripple through the entire system because decision-making and recovery are slow.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In 1959, six years before I was born, Pakistan was ruled by a general who had seized power in a military coup and elevated himself to the rank of Field Marshall—the highest rank in the British army, whose structures and hierarchies were inherited by several post-colonial nations.
    Mohammed Hanif, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Abbotsford's churches have been a place where immigrants have found support when rumors of ICE raids surfaced locally or in cities like Milwaukee and Chicago.
    Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Historic stone churches display rainbow flags and Black Lives Matter signs, and even the narrowest side streets find room for bike lanes.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Newsweek has reached out to the foreign ministries of Iran, Russia and China and the North Korean Embassy in Beijing for comment.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Vesting oversight primarily in defense departments and ministries is a traditional inclination.
    GARY ROUGHEAD, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Presbyteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presbyteries. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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