impeachment
the impeaching of a public official before an appropriate tribunal.
(in Congress or a state legislature) the presentation of formal charges against a public official by the lower house, trial to be before the upper house.
demonstration that a witness is less worthy of belief.
the act of impeaching.
the state of being impeached.
Origin of impeachment
1Other words from impeachment
- non·im·peach·ment, noun
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How to use impeachment in a sentence
Mandel said the impeachment “got my blood boiling to the point where I decided to run.”
Will Senate Republicans allow their louts to rule the party? | George Will | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostThe 10 House and six Senate Republicans who have expressed the view that impeachment is not only constitutional but essential are the fringe.
Twice now, 44 Republicans have voted against even proceeding with the trial on the grounds that it is unconstitutional to hold an impeachment trial for a president who is no longer in office.
All eyes on Republican senators after strong presentation by House managers | Dan Balz | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostWhen the impeachment managers began their presentation, which showed how the rioters flooded through the halls of the Capitol, many senators strained in their seats to get a better view of the video monitor.
House impeachment managers emphasize the danger to Pence and other top officials in harrowing retelling of Jan. 6 attack | Amy Gardner, Karoun Demirjian, Felicia Sonmez, Paul Kane | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostNew footage of this was released at Wednesday’s session of the impeachment trial.
Capitol rioters searched for Nancy Pelosi in a way that should make every woman’s skin crawl | Monica Hesse | February 11, 2021 | Washington Post
The Democrats were able to sideline Kucinich and avoid a divisive impeachment battle.
Repubs Should Take It From Kucinich: Impeachment Isn’t Worth It | Eleanor Clift | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRepublican leaders today are doing the same thing, using the media to tell their members there will be no impeachment.
Repubs Should Take It From Kucinich: Impeachment Isn’t Worth It | Eleanor Clift | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“impeachment is a riveting event in the history of the country,” Kucinich says.
Repubs Should Take It From Kucinich: Impeachment Isn’t Worth It | Eleanor Clift | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, alongside possible impeachment, Hall may face criminal charges as a result of his probe.
The University of Texas’s Machiavellian War on Its Regent | David Davis | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut an absence of niceties nor an unwillingness to conform is not a legitimate cause for impeachment.
The University of Texas’s Machiavellian War on Its Regent | David Davis | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth these books contain a violent impeachment of the Italian Grand Master, which, if it concerned us, would not convince us.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteImpossible to be so disrespectful to the Field Marshal or so inconsiderate to their department as to reject the soft impeachment.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian HamiltonThurlow, who was annoyed by Pitt's assent to the impeachment of Hastings, strongly objected to Arden's appointment.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntHe visited England in 1640, and was consulted by the Earl of Strafford in preparing a defence against his impeachment.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyLet me own the soft impeachment: I am not a racing man—not in any degree "horsey."
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice Davies
British Dictionary definitions for impeachment
/ (ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt) /
rare (in England) committal by the House of Commons, esp of a minister of the Crown, for trial by the House of Lords. The last instance occurred in 1805
(in the US) a proceeding brought against a federal government official
an accusation or charge
obsolete discredit; reproach
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Cultural definitions for impeachment
A formal accusation of wrongdoing against a public official. According to the United States Constitution, the House of Representatives can vote to impeach an official, but the Senate actually tries the case. Several presidencies have been blemished by impeachment or the threat of impeachment: President Andrew Johnson was impeached after the Civil War but was acquitted. President Richard Nixon resigned from office as the House of Representatives prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings. President William Jefferson Clinton was impeached in 1998 but was acquitted by the Senate the following year.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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