as in regulation
a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity
the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election
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Recent Examples of bylaw
At stake is the question of who ultimately controls the university: its own board, or the church that founded it more than a century ago and wrote its ownership into the school bylaws.
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Ruth Graham, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
And copyright associations and bylaws are also being developed to ensure that our artists are being compensated for licensing of their music and all that.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
In March, the NFL announced its approval of new bylaws allowing an emergency third QB to come from the practice squad with unlimited call-ups.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Medical staffs will retain their own bylaws and caregivers will continue reporting to existing management structures.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ruth Graham, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
And copyright associations and bylaws are also being developed to ensure that our artists are being compensated for licensing of their music and all that.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
In March, the NFL announced its approval of new bylaws allowing an emergency third QB to come from the practice squad with unlimited call-ups.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Medical staffs will retain their own bylaws and caregivers will continue reporting to existing management structures.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bylaw
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Our brains are electrical, and if two people meet each other in a state of deep regulation, the field of their calm expands way beyond them, extending it to other people.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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Addae-Wusu scored Seton Hall’s final 10 points of regulation, including three free throws after being fouled beyond the arc, and the game-tying triple.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
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This can become a problem because the NBA employs a draconian set of rules surrounding trades, often turning the process of swapping a few players into the equivalent of sorting out a 1,000-piece puzzle set strewn across a table.—
Jordan Sargent,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2025
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In addition to parents and educators who make decisions for young people, there are lots of adult policymakers drafting federal and state legislation and enforcing rules that impact youth.—
Larry Magid,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Likewise, Poland’s Law and Justice party weakened civil service laws by doing away with the competitive hiring process and filling the bureaucracy, the judiciary, and the military with partisan allies.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit claims that L.A. Unified is denying arts instruction to students that is guaranteed by state law.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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California has building codes that require that for new homes being built in wildfire-prone areas, but even some retrofits of existing homes can be affordable.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Multiple fans were ejected from the arena during the second half of the Mavs’ 129-128 overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday due to them violating the NBA’s code of conduct, according to a team spokesperson.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Bylaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bylaw. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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