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 ● 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
Meanwhile, Hegseth announced he would open retirement-grade determination proceedings against Kelly and issue a formal letter of censure.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Despite Anthony’s speech, the delegates voted in favor of censure, 53 to 41.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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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
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 ● Mar. 24, 2022
He said he generally also does not favor censures.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
That there is some truth in these censures is not to be denied.
From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by H.C. Adams
In December, McCarthy was censured by the Senate and died three years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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
FBI agents at field offices and at headquarters who resisted Gray’s power were censured, fired or transferred.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025
“That’s your own fault,” Milo censured them both self- righteously.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Critics are censuring Mr. Warsh for turning his back on those goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In an exactly split tally, half of voting members supported censuring Block, but the measure did not pass because it required a simple majority.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 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
The Russians were censuring his behavior in front of his friends and the world press.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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