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disciplinary

[dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee] / ˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i /
ADJECTIVE
corrective
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Just how officials will be able to enforce it is open to question, too, as they will not be able to show yellow cards or take disciplinary action.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Hardly a week passes now without Beijing’s disciplinary apparatus claiming another senior official—military commanders, civilian bureaucrats, retired provincial party bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Wang, square-jawed with a trademark comb-over in his elder years, remade himself as an economic technocrat as China opened up, then was tapped by Xi as disciplinary chief in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Jorge “George” Gonzalez, whose disciplinary hearing is set for this fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Eventually the committee became known as Ulundi, and acted as a disciplinary committee for all political prisoners.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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