Sentence examples for passing a motion from inspiring English sources

The parliament may also dismiss the government by rejecting a vote of confidence requested by the government or by passing a motion of censure against the government.

Staff in Brisbane went a step further, passing a motion calling for Milne to "immediately resign" if the political interference reported in the email was true.

Members of the House of Representatives have the right to question members of the cabinet and can dismiss the prime minister, cabinet ministers, or entire cabinets by passing a motion of no confidence with a simple majority.

Members of the National Union of Journalists are to be balloted over industrial action after passing a motion calling for an overhaul of the pay gap with programme-makers and senior management.

Some of the more infamous acts of the last parliament include passing a motion to ban African languages in official premises; a rural peasant would now have to bring an interpreter to a government office to have his needsattended to.

Clinton praised the Australian government's swift response to the tragedy, saying that the Australian and Dutch prime ministers "did a remarkable job" in passing a motion at the UN calling for access to the crash site.

Local doctors passed a motion of no confidence in Tower Hamlets PCT.

In late September the Senate passed a motion branding the Iranian Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group.

The Oxford Union has passed a motion stating that it is institutionally racist.

Earlier, the conference passed a motion against the coalition's free schools.

We passed a motion to have regular ME field meetings thrice yearly.