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Recent Examples of parliamentary
Rama’s governing Socialist Party achieved a landslide win in the May 11 parliamentary election, getting 83 seats in the 140-seat parliament.
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Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Kurz led his party to election victories in 2017 and 2019 by adopting a hard line on immigration similar to that of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), which won the last parliamentary election in September.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Supporters of Senate Bill 72 pushed the legislation through on the last day of the session after using a rare parliamentary maneuver.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
Visit the Binnenhof, one of Europe’s oldest parliamentary buildings and stroll past Noordeinde Palace, the working palace of the Dutch king.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Kurz led his party to election victories in 2017 and 2019 by adopting a hard line on immigration similar to that of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), which won the last parliamentary election in September.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Supporters of Senate Bill 72 pushed the legislation through on the last day of the session after using a rare parliamentary maneuver.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
Visit the Binnenhof, one of Europe’s oldest parliamentary buildings and stroll past Noordeinde Palace, the working palace of the Dutch king.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parliamentary
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The opening of federal work following the Civil Rights Movement provided an alternative to manual labor, teaching or ministerial work in the form of white-collar jobs and skills training that many took into private sector jobs.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
4 June 2025
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The Honorable Minister of Information Mohammed Idris addresses the media at the Ministry of Information & National Orientation's ministerial press briefing, on May 16, 2025.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Space fans and music lovers can watch an entire 15-minute livestream on the event's official website and on their YouTube or Instagram Channel regardless of your location, starting at 3:30 p.m. ET (1930 GMT) on Saturday (May 31).—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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An official tracker puts things at $175 billion so far, but there are some discrepancies in the numbers, such as including cuts that were canceled before DOGE's inception.—
Chloe Albanesius,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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The deputies who killed Schulz, one of whom was still in training, are on administrative leave pending a preliminary investigation, Judd said.—
Bert Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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There is no administrative independence, there are no limitations, there are no regulatory constraints in this government‘s view, only tools to be used as necessary.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Instead of becoming digital cooperatives for the 21st century, DAOs largely devolved into digital homeowners’ association meetings complete with petty politics, bureaucratic inefficiency and governance theater.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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As long as it’s funneled through a bureaucratic pipe instead of the IRS, it’s supposed to feel different.—
Angelette C. Aviles,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Casey Urlacher was among 140 defendants granted executive clemency in a flurry of late-night activity on Jan. 20, 2021, just hours before Trump left the White House.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Marc Smerling also serves as executive producer for Truth Podcasting Corp. Series directors include Skogland, Chappelle, and Jim McKay.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
28 May 2025
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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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