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
In the second half of last year, the boards of the four organizations that make up the Aurora Regional Economic Alliance voted to consolidate, so a lawyer was hired and bylaws were drafted, then adopted and became effective in December, O’Brien said.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Wisconsin star cornerback Xavier Lucas says that Wisconsin is blocking him from entering the transfer portal, which would violate NCAA bylaws.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Now, after weeks of lawyerly wrangling over the semantics of church bylaws, members of the Riverside congregation will vote on a resolution to keep Weekday open for at least one more year and to determine a long-term plan for the school.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Wisconsin star cornerback Xavier Lucas says that Wisconsin is blocking him from entering the transfer portal, which would violate NCAA bylaws.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Now, after weeks of lawyerly wrangling over the semantics of church bylaws, members of the Riverside congregation will vote on a resolution to keep Weekday open for at least one more year and to determine a long-term plan for the school.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bylaw
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Government funding and regulation have yielded countless economic benefits for the public, including the launch of many efforts later capitalized on by the private sector.—
Joseph P. Tomain,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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Last year’s argument that regulation of generative AI should rest with Congress and, perhaps, the Federal Trade Commission and other watchdog agencies has all but disappeared with the election of President Donald J. Trump and his reliance on tech billionaire Elon Musk to defang federal regulators.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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The telework rules for unionized state workers are part of an agreement covering pension and health benefits that doesn’t expire until June 30, 2027, union officials say.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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The rule is simple: Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the spring equinox (as it's called in the Northern Hemisphere).—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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But the deal would ultimately involve the purchase of bricks and mortar, or their construction: a simple and predictable future course of actions or change in ownership of property, protected and cosseted by lawyers and courts – by the rule of law.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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This law set the nationwide dates of daylight saving time from the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October.—
Beth Ann Malow,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Bugs or security gaps in old versions of your browser or extensions can be exploited to inject malicious code, steal data or take control of your system.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Carven said in a brief statement that the team will continue to build on the foundations and refine the codes and style forged for the house.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Bylaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bylaw. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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