impeachment

noun

Definition of impeachmentnext
as in arraignment

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Recent Examples of impeachment Ken Paxton’s first affair was at the center of his 2023 impeachment trial, which resulted in an acquittal. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026 The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, approved the move. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 The then-Democratic Senate voted to toss the articles of impeachment. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Several years later, DeLay was the force driving Clinton’s impeachment and was simply too toxic to seek the speaker’s chair. — Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 His questions began to venture into the sensitive topics of potential resignation or even impeachment. — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Lawmakers threatened impeachment, and some are now advocating changing the way the state selects its judges. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 Democrats will more likely focus their impeachment efforts on Cabinet members. — Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 Since the 1979 Revolution, all who have held the role have faced dark fates, from impeachment and political isolation to travel bans and house arrest. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeachment
  1. arraignment
  2. condemnation
  3. censure
  4. denunciation
Noun
  • His arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday morning at Fresno County Superior Court.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The two appeared in court for a formal arraignment on Tuesday.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of arraignment
Noun
  • Trump’s move drew bipartisan condemnation from lawmakers who backed the measure overwhelmingly.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu has criticized the violence but has taken few steps to crack down on incidents that have drawn international condemnation and sanction plans by longtime Israeli allies, including Britain.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of condemnation
Noun
  • Football—besides being one of our more ubiquitous and unrestrained national entertainments—has also become one of the rare arenas in American life where highly specialized language can flourish without censure.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The board is also expected to consider whether to launch an investigation into the allegations and consider a censure vote.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of censure
Noun
  • The frontrunner is Marine Le Pen, who has worked for years to make her far-right party, the National Rally, more electable while campaigning on immigration, crime, and denunciation of an out-of-touch political class.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Each nutty denunciation of his imaginary tormentors includes a plea for a presidential pardon.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of denunciation

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“Impeachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeachment. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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