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censure

[sen-sher] / ˈsɛn ʃər /




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While Pastef's majority in the National Assembly can censure the government, in the event of a deadlock the president can resort to "exceptional powers" to govern by decree for three months, noted Diallo.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

Fine has not appeared fearful of censure or any loss of his committee assignments.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2026

Ruth Luque, one of the lawmakers who backed the censure measures, said she wanted a leader who would put public interest and security first.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

In fact, the issue was never raised at the convention, and the censure was never reversed.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Andrew's ties to Epstein were at the centre of Thursday's decision, with the Palace announcement stating: "These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him."

From BBC Nov. 1, 2025

It still demands collusion, censures dissent, confuses the exertion of power with the protest against it.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2023

He said he generally also does not favor censures.

From Seattle Times Feb. 4, 2022

“It’s like we have one every day,” Bowman said of the censures, spooning himself some asopao de camarones, a shrimp and rice stew, at a D.C.

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2022

This letter was accompanied by a false estimate of the censures, plainly showing the animosity of the council towards Carranza.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Juan Antonio Llorente

The senator made the case for his record and censured Mr. Paxton for unethical behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

The City Council formally censured Lopez in 2022, barred him from committee appointments and limited his interactions with city staff outside of meetings.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2025

It’s infrequent that a judge is publicly or privately censured.

From Slate Dec. 11, 2025

McCarthyism is remembered so well because it was finally extinguished by the mainstream: Congress censured McCarthy, and Eisenhower criticized him.

From Salon Oct. 14, 2025

The Senate investigators didn’t agree; the committee censured the police superintendent.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Critics are censuring Mr. Warsh for turning his back on those goals.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

In the USC Academic Senate’s vote, 21 members favored censuring the president and provost, seven opposed, and six abstained.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2024

But make no mistake about its significance: Parliament censuring a man who was prime minister as recently as September in the strongest possible terms.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2023

One of the groups, the Association of Art Museum Directors, also told the museum’s director, Jonathan Canning, that if the university proceeded with the sale, it would consider censuring and sanctioning the museum.

From New York Times Mar. 10, 2023

“I would wish not to be hasty in censuring any one; but I always speak what I think.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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