Maronite
noun
Mar·o·nite
ˈmer-ə-ˌnīt 
ˈma-rə-
: a member of a Uniate church chiefly in Lebanon having a Syriac liturgy and married clergy
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Aoun, a Maronite Christian and the commander of the Lebanese army, took office with a strong message focused on Lebanon’s sovereignty.
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Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
Under Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing agreement, the president must be a Maronite Christian.
—Dayana Iwaza, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Aoun himself is Maronite Christian, which by convention is a prerequisite in Lebanon for holding the office of president and head of the armed forces.
—Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
In Lebanon, the head of state has a limited role under the power-sharing system in which the president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament Shiite.
—Sally Abou Aljoud and Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The president’s role in Lebanon is limited under the power-sharing system in which the president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament Shiite.
—Sally Abou Aljoud and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
Under Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system, the role is reserved for a Maronite Christian, with powers to appoint or remove the prime minister and cabinet.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The series of attacks across the globe came roughly one month after a priest was brutally attacked inside his Philadelphia home located across the street from St. Maron's Maronite Catholic Church, though he is reported to be recovering.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
Similar projects were undertaken in favor of Maronite Christians, who were given Greater Lebanon and a Druze state in southern Syria.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
Under Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing agreement, the president must be a Maronite Christian.
—Dayana Iwaza, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Aoun himself is Maronite Christian, which by convention is a prerequisite in Lebanon for holding the office of president and head of the armed forces.
—Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
In Lebanon, the head of state has a limited role under the power-sharing system in which the president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament Shiite.
—Sally Abou Aljoud and Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The president’s role in Lebanon is limited under the power-sharing system in which the president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament Shiite.
—Sally Abou Aljoud and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
Under Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system, the role is reserved for a Maronite Christian, with powers to appoint or remove the prime minister and cabinet.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The series of attacks across the globe came roughly one month after a priest was brutally attacked inside his Philadelphia home located across the street from St. Maron's Maronite Catholic Church, though he is reported to be recovering.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
Similar projects were undertaken in favor of Maronite Christians, who were given Greater Lebanon and a Druze state in southern Syria.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Maronite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Maronite. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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