censure
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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 β 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 β Mar. 6, 2026
Fine has not appeared fearful of censure or any loss of his committee assignments.
From Salon β 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 β 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
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These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
From BBC β Oct. 30, 2025
It still demands collusion, censures dissent, confuses the exertion of power with the protest against it.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 10, 2023
Government officials say the Gray report, which is being closely watched for the extent to which it censures Johnson and his Conservative government, will be published as soon as possible, though unlikely before next week.
From Seattle Times β May 19, 2022
Gorsuch said that didn’t mean all censures are alike, and that such condemnation sometimes might not be acceptable, depending upon the recipient.
From Washington Post β Mar. 24, 2022
The acquittal by the Inquisition apparently did not outweigh the denunciations of Bernardino, and Amadeo appealed to Eugenius IV., who referred the matter to Giuseppe di Brippo, with power to enforce his decision with censures.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
Emilia, by contrast, is a strikingly modern figure in her cynical assessments of the hypocrisy of a culture that will deride women for sexual behavior that wouldn’t be censured in men.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 1, 2026
It could also ask for him to be formally censured at a future council meeting.
From BBC β Apr. 27, 2026
It’s infrequent that a judge is publicly or privately censured.
From Slate β Dec. 11, 2025
FBI agents at field offices and at headquarters who resisted Gray’s power were censured, fired or transferred.
From Salon β Oct. 4, 2025
With high-stakes testing, a teacher whose students test poorly can be censured or passed over for a raise or promotion.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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“If it takes collective action…it does so at the price of censuring any minority who do not agree with the view adopted.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 2, 2026
“It’s just a document. OK, you’re censuring me. Great.”
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 21, 2023
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 β Jun. 19, 2023
North Carolina State Representative Mark Brody, who supports censuring Sen. Tillis, says it is better to address differences directly.
From Reuters β Mar. 3, 2023
The Russians were censuring his behavior in front of his friends and the world press.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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