parliamentary

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for parliamentary
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Adjective
  • With an impressive academic background and decades of ministerial work, Dr. Joseph has guided and inspired countless individuals through his preaching and writings.
    Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Listen to this article 2 min The obvious is now official – Cam Ward is a Tennessee Titan.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • The day after the dinner, Graham participated in a service for White House staff, including lawyers and administrative professionals, joined by Pastor Greg Laurie and Pastor Jentezen Franklin, who administered communion.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • On the professional discipline side, a Florida Department of Health administrative complaint will start that process, which likely will end with a state Board of Nursing decision on punishment.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Graham credited the Trump administration with helping cut through bureaucratic red tape that often slows recovery efforts in disaster zones.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Previously, these issues were handled through slow bureaucratic processes.
    Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Bill Owens, executive producer of the venerable Sunday night news magazine, suggested the show’s editorial independence has been whittled away as corporate parent Paramount seeks to make peace with Trump.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Owens, who has been an executive producer on the show since 2019 and has spent 37 years at CBS, said the show must continue in these critical times — just without him.
    Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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