bylaw

noun

ˈbī-ˌlȯ How to pronounce bylaw (audio)
Definition of bylawnext
as in regulation
a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election

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Recent Examples of bylaw Revising Palomar’s bylaws would memorialize the shift, substituting a management services agreement, rather than a President and CEO hired by the board, as the entity with day-to-day and strategic authority to operate the organization. — Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 Ask your real estate agent or the home seller’s agent for a copy of all the HOA paperwork like covenants, bylaws, fee schedule, rules and regulations, experts say. — Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024 Martinez said at the last meeting that in his interpretation of the city’s ordinance, only the director can work with city staff to create the commission’s bylaws, as well as investigate police complaints. — Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025 The lawsuit argues that doing so is permitted under the club's membership plan and bylaws. — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bylaw
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  1. regulation
  2. rule
  3. law
  4. code
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  • That’s despite sales of battery and hybrid electric vehicles of any brand rising in January as the E.U. continues to tighten regulations on emissions from new vehicles.
    — Simmone Shah, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The result, says Zephyr Sylvester, an environmental researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder, is that fishing vessels are free to act on their companies’ directives until a new regulation is adopted.
    — Gabe Castro-Root, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of regulation
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  • So who is responsible for actually enforcing existing conflict of interest rules where they can be applied?
    — Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
  • But Senate rules require 60 votes to get balls rolling, and Republicans had just 52 yes votes in the Upper Chamber.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of rule
Noun
  • The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which is responsible for national policy and programs that address housing needs and enforce fair housing laws, is no different.
    — Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • This decision follows the university’s denial of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request made two years ago by Michael LeRoy, a U of I law professor who studies college sports.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of law
Noun
  • Indeed, these ongoing attacks are so convincing that security experts, including the FBI, have issued warnings to the public to hang up now and create a secret code by way of protection.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Commentary surrounding body shaming of women on the Naperville Park Board with which McBroom publicly agreed led to a discussion of ethics and respect as well as a code of conduct to which our public officials should be adhering.
    — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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