parliamentary

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Recent Examples of parliamentary Trudeau’s resignation comes before a federal parliamentary election that must happen by October 2025, but it can be held earlier if the House of Commons passes a motion of no-confidence to dissolve the incumbent Liberal government. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025 George Papandreou, son of the socialist party’s founder, succeeded him as party leader, and in 2008 expelled Simitis from the PASOK parliamentary group after the two men clashed over policies, including Papandreou’s proposal to hold a referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon. Demetris Nellas, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025 As part of this tantrum, Musk responded affirmatively to a suggestion that King Charles should dissolve Parliament, appearing to both misunderstand the British parliamentary system and endorse a monarchist view for the country, which is to say a semi-authoritarian one. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025 Moldova is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections over the coming months. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for parliamentary 
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  • On October 28, 2024, the Spanish Ministry of Finance published a ministerial order specifying the technical requirements for these billing systems.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Its brand is now recognizable across the country from bicycle stands in cities to ministerial meetings.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • Go to the Organization Emails tab to connect official department email addresses.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The official march started at 11 a.m. ET from multiple locations in D.C., including Farragut Square, McPherson Square, and Franklin Park, with each location having a specific area of focus, such as democracy, immigration, climate, women's rights, among others.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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  • The deputies involved have been placed on administrative leave, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
  • For the nine months ended November 30, 2024, general and administrative expenses were $152,470, compared to $151,875 for the same period in the previous year.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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  • But even what should be a simple bureaucratic step has been complicated.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The tiniest bureaucratic hiccup could have ended it all.
    Deepali Jamwal, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Audrey Thomas, Fort Worth ISD’s executive director of specialized learning, said a number of other factors could contribute to the gap between the 5.7% of students identified as having dyslexia and the one in five people who are estimated to have the disorder across the country.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
  • State of play: The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the city a nearly $1.4-million grant that will go toward the design of the project, which could take up to 18 months, Whit Blanton, executive director of transportation planning agency Forward Pinellas, told the Times.
    Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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