parliamentary

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Recent Examples of parliamentary The bill comes ahead of parliamentary elections that are required to be held by April, with lawmakers seeking to preempt any potential external interference. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 Political stasis has dogged Paris since snap parliamentary elections were held last June and July. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 Russian parliamentary speaker Vyacheslav Volodin responded to the American right-wing broadcaster's assertion—which was not backed up by evidence, that the Biden administration had tried to assassinate the Russian president. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Walter Burnett, 27th, chair of the Zoning Committee, used a parliamentary maneuver in December to keep Sterling Bay’s proposal alive after members initially voted it down. Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for parliamentary 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliamentary
Adjective
  • Lebanon’s system of government requires the new president to convene consultations with lawmakers to nominate a Sunni Muslim prime minister to form a new cabinet, a process that can often be protracted as factions barter over ministerial portfolios.
    Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Dominic LeBlanc has since been appointed to succeed her and head the finance ministerial portfolio.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The official red carpet will begin half an hour before.
    Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
  • With this information, Luca was able to demand his bank reimburse nearly half of his losses and prompted an official investigation into his case.
    Sérène Nourrisson, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The policy ended on March 31, 2023, with eligibility checks and disenrollments recommencing for those who were either ineligible, or whose redetermination could not be completed due to administrative hurdles.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • After President Donald Trump’s administration announced a 90-day freeze on foreign assistance, dozens of senior USAID officials were put on administrative leave, and thousands of contractors were laid off.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s no better mission for the former CEO of WWE than a bureaucratic smackdown.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Feb. 2025
  • This is not a bureaucratic quagmire or a FEMA-like situation.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Branden Chapman served as executive producer, and Carleen Cappelletti was co-executive producer.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The Granular sale is the latest in a series of sweeping changes at the precision health company, which has slashed its workforce, restructured its business and overhauled its executive leadership in recent years.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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