branch

Example Sentences

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“Other people had that idea, and the Speaker has authority over that branch of government and over the Capitol,” said Jackson’s daughter Santita Jackson, responding to the denial of the Rotunda honor.

From Salon

Downing said that when she had paid for her drink, staff at the branch seemed "confused", with one remarking, "I've never seen that before", as they handed her the receipt.

From BBC

But in some ways, the defeat—for all its symbolic weight in the dynamic between two branches of government—wasn’t total.

From The Wall Street Journal

He wrote that while “it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problems arise,” the legislative branch should be taken into account with major policies, particularly those involving taxes and tariffs.

From Los Angeles Times

Under the Constitution, Congress is the branch of government with the power to impose taxes, including tariffs.

From Salon