dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/byl_MW.json
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{
"bylaw":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a local ordinance":[],
": a rule adopted by an organization chiefly for the government of its members and the regulation of its affairs":[]
},
"examples":[
"the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, debate over the bylaw has continued to ripple across the island. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"An eligibility bylaw will allow a student manager or students with an intellectual or physical disability to participate one time in a varsity contest without needing to meet OHSAA academic requirements. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"The NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook, a document frequently referenced in the case, has guidelines to prevent exertional rhabdomyolysis, but they are not codified in NCAA bylaw and thus carry no penalty for noncompliance. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 5 May 2022",
"The Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw amendment passed with a vote of 327-242 following a debate at the annual town meeting in Nantucket. \u2014 Kim Elsesser, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The bylaw , proposed by seventh-generation Nantucket resident Dorothy Stover, was passed with a 327-242 vote by the Gender Equality on Beaches, according to WCVB. \u2014 Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"In a way, a ban that applies nationwide would feel more fair than Brookline\u2019s bylaw , Audy added. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"But there\u2019s something else to know: Before a bylaw can be voted upon, conference rules require it to be officially proposed to the board in a motion. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
"But the sorority\u2019s national leaders opposed the expulsion, citing a bylaw stating that members cannot be punished for actions before joining the group. \u2014 Jeong Park Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bilawe , probably from Old Norse *b\u0233l\u01ebg , from Old Norse b\u0233r town + lag-, l\u01ebg law":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccl\u022f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ground rule",
"reg",
"regulation",
"rule"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213512",
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}