Sentence examples for creating a presidency from inspiring English sources

As with George Washington's achievement in creating a presidency that was civic, not regal, West Point needed to establish an inspiring, romantic ideal of self-sacrifice and loyalty, with an object other than the fatal, antidemocratic glamour of royalty.

"I think many Americans are waking up to the fact we have created a presidency that is too powerful".

Parliament adopted a new constitution in March that replaced the 1977 U.S.S.R. constitution and created a presidency with the main executive power and a 260-seat parliament.

It created a presidency council in Tripoli that was supposed to form a unity government, and the house of representatives in eastern Libya was supposed to approve the unity government, but it has yet to do so.

Taken together, these professionals argue, such traits create a presidency captive to Trump's pathology.

Having curtailed all checks and balances against his powers, Erdoğan will further consolidate control, promote with new vigor his agenda to create a presidency with sweeping executive powers, and authorize additional crackdowns to keep his opposition at bay.

It eliminates the six-month rotating European Union presidency, creating a president with a maximum five-year term; details a list of basic rights; and determines what functions, such as issuing visas or establishing rules on immigration, will be governed by the European Union headquarters in Brussels and what others, such as foreign policy and defense, will remain with member states.

It eliminates the six-month rotating European Union presidency, creating a president with a maximum five-year term; details a list of basic rights; and determines what functions, such as issuing visas or making rules on immigration, will be governed by the European Union headquarters in Brussels and what others, like foreign policy and defense, will remain with member states.

ISTANBUL -- Voters issued an unexpected blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sunday night's historic election by pushing his party out of its parliamentary majority, nixing his dream of creating a super-presidency.

In 2010 we published a book arguing that Barack Obama was creating an imperial presidency.

That changed with April's referendum in which Turks narrowly backed constitutional changes creating an executive presidency with sweeping new powers.