parliamentary

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Recent Examples of parliamentary The first set of countermeasures will be announced on April 14, EU parliamentary trade committee chair Bernd Lange told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle on Thursday, with the second set likely to come in a month. Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025 Greenland just completed a highly contested parliamentary election. Nik Popli, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025 The new bill has been forwarded to a parliamentary committee for deliberation on the percentages to be contributed. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025 Featherstone was the first high-level producer to publicly note that the BBC has several shows stuck in a post-greenlight funding cavern, during an appearance at the UK parliamentary inquiry into high-end TV and film in January. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parliamentary
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Adjective
  • With an impressive academic background and decades of ministerial work, Dr. Joseph has guided and inspired countless individuals through his preaching and writings.
    Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The approval process for the project is ministerial, meaning the applicant does not need to seek public input and that review by city staff does not need to include public hearings.
    Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Additionally, department employees may not, when acting in their official capacities, speak at, attend, or otherwise participate in events hosted by the ABA.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Over 1,300 federal employees impacted by the Department of Education's March 11 reduction in force received their official separation notices Thursday, according to copies reviewed by ABC News.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • On the professional discipline side, a Florida Department of Health administrative complaint will start that process, which likely will end with a state Board of Nursing decision on punishment.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The day after the dinner, Graham participated in a service for White House staff, including lawyers and administrative professionals, joined by Pastor Greg Laurie and Pastor Jentezen Franklin, who administered communion.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Graham credited the Trump administration with helping cut through bureaucratic red tape that often slows recovery efforts in disaster zones.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Previously, these issues were handled through slow bureaucratic processes.
    Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Bill Owens, executive producer of the venerable Sunday night news magazine, suggested the show’s editorial independence has been whittled away as corporate parent Paramount seeks to make peace with Trump.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Owens, who has been an executive producer on the show since 2019 and has spent 37 years at CBS, said the show must continue in these critical times — just without him.
    Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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