Sentence examples for essentially appointed from inspiring English sources

"Members of parliament are essentially appointed, not elected, now.

Vasyl Rasevych, a Ukrainian historian and journalist, said the revelations at the trial suggested that Ukraine's president was essentially appointed by oligarchs.

Both outcomes could prove true, because repealing net neutrality essentially appoints internet service providers (ISPs) the gatekeepers of online content.

How is it possible that he could lose so badly – winning just 77 of 308 seats and just over a quarter of the popular vote nationally – and then, just a couple of months later, essentially be appointed to replace the man who so soundly defeated him?

Unless my ballot access litigation is successful, Jeff Sessions will essentially be "appointed" to the U.S. Senate for six years by state party bosses who gave him the GOP nomination.

Russia has solved its regional governance challenges essentially by appointing local satraps to manage regional or ethnic sub-groups, deliver votes in national elections, and reap corrupt bonuses as a reward.

The Guardian ad Litem is, essentially, an attorney appointed to consider the child's best interest in the custody decision.[35].[35]

The fraud has become so commonplace that, as Matt Taibbi describes in shocking detail, special courts have been appointed that essentially ratify faked foreclosure documents and speed up evictions.

The NDMC, which is an appointed body, is essentially responsible for New Delhi and its adjoining areas.

In Norfolk Arundel held a Liberty – he was essentially a local prince who appointed all officials, maintained his own prison, executed justice and bribed any royal clerks.

He returned to Rome and was appointed senator in 1354 (essentially a puppet of Albornoz's attempt to dominate the Papal States), but within less than three months he faced a popular revolt that ended with his death.