How to Use bylaw in a Sentence

bylaw

noun
  • Jones said the fight over the bylaws was a clash of old and new ways.
    Alander Rocha, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But at the time, the club’s bylaws required a two-thirds majority to change a club rule.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 May 2024
  • The state approved this plan and still has not acknowledged that bylaw or spoken to the town about it.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • In Brookline, the bylaw is a source of pride for some and deep frustration for others.
    Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • That bylaw change is on the agenda for the owners meetings next week in the Orlando area.
    Kent Somers, azcentral, 20 Mar. 2018
  • League bylaws required that at least 24 of 32 owners approve the deal.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • In that case, those bodies would have to remove the board member, according to the bylaws.
    Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Policy researched the issue and didn’t see anything in the bylaws to stop it.
    Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Destiny Church's bylaws call for the congregation to give away 10 percent of the tithes that come in each year.
    Julie Zauzmer, Houston Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2018
  • There is also the matter of writing new bylaws for the new party term, which is what started the dispute in the first place.
    Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Acton’s bylaw was the first to pass, in May, and caps the number allowed within town limits at two.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Though the World Cup winner has respected the bylaw, her beliefs have not changed.
    Aimee Lewis, CNN, 28 June 2019
  • So, if the bylaws ban proxies, the election rules may not re-establish their use.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • The bylaws state that anything not addressed in the bylaws is governed by Robert's Rules of Order.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Oh, and Jughead challenges Brett to a duel at the episode’s end, as is mandated by the Quill & Skull bylaws, or some such.
    Jessica MacLeish, Teen Vogue, 30 Jan. 2020
  • One of the committee's first tasks will be to establish bylaws.
    Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Kasparian is required by the bylaws of Local 135 to stand for re-election by the end of this year.
    Joshua Stewart, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 July 2018
  • In previous years, the Hall's bylaws had been that between four and eight new members were to be chosen each year.
    Jill Martin, CNN, 1 Feb. 2020
  • In a brief discussion, the board did not set a date for the bylaw’s implementation.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The suit stated that Charter Oak’s bylaws allow the board to amend them in order to modify the board’s term limits.
    Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2024
  • The group now is working on its bylaws with the Birmingham city attorneys to outline the scope of its mission.
    al.com, 2 July 2019
  • Many students have been doxxed and harassed for their connection to the bylaw, Mr. Chemerinsky said.
    Vimal Patel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The bylaws indicate that all assets be split among the 12 schools if the conference dissolves.
    Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Mohler said bylaws were changed in 2000 to specifically state that a woman cannot serve as a pastor.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The sporting body says the bylaw is crucial to protecting the interests...
    Sara Germano, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2019
  • The two advisors are seeking an injunction to block any changes to the business’ bylaws.
    Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The state party had to overhaul its bylaws to comply with national GOP rules.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Change of residence to a new school district is the most common exception to the transfer bylaw.
    Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Friday’s three-hour meeting saw members go over bylaws, establish subcommittees, and elect volunteers to chair those committees, which will meet at least once a month over the next two years.
    Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 July 2024
  • The number is calculated from a Democratic bylaws formula, which is based on each state’s population and percentage of the total Democratic vote.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2024

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