American English pronunciation
How to pronounce impeachment
IPA transcription: [,ɪm'pitʃmənt]
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Noun
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a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
Usage examples
- He spent his first few days in office pushing for Judge Campbell's impeachment.
- He addresses this to the astounded Tony, who admits the soft impeachment.
- The vote was only two votes short of that necessary for a formal impeachment.
- He was threatened by Buckingham with impeachment.
- This paper discusses the power of the Senate to try impeachment cases.
- The party supported the Impeachment of Fernando Collor.
- The evidence against Strafford was weak, and the impeachment failed.
- Biden voted to acquit on both charges during the impeachment of President Clinton.
- The party did however vote in favour of the impeachment of Yanukovych.