impeached

Meanings

• The act of formally charging or accusing a public official of misconduct, typically through a legislative process.

  - "The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Johnson."
  - "The impeachment trial of Senator Smith began in the Senate chamber."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with impeached
impeached , reached , beached , speached , cheated

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. impeach (en) : to formally charge or accuse a public official of misconduct through a legislative process.
   

2. impeach (fr) : to obstruct or block, to stop up or plug up.
   

3. impeach (de) : to accuse, to bring a charge against, to initiate legal proceedings against.
   

4. impeach (es) : to formally charge or accuse a public official of misconduct through a legislative process.
   

5. impeach (it) : to formally charge or accuse a public official of misconduct through a legislative process.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of impeached that leads to same result
impeach , impeachable , impeached , impeaches , impeaching , impeachment , impeachments

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'impeach' comes from the Old French word 'empetcher', which means 'to stop up, to plug up, to obstruct'. In Middle English, 'impeach' meant 'to accuse, to bring a charge against, to initiate legal proceedings against'. Over time, the meaning of 'impeach' has evolved to specifically refer to the act of formally charging or accusing a public official of misconduct through a legislative process.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'impeach' comes from the Old French word 'empetcher', which means 'to stop up, to plug up, to obstruct'.

2. The process of impeachment begins in the House of Representatives with the filing of articles of impeachment. The articles must be approved by a simple majority vote of the House.

3. Once the articles of impeachment have been approved by the House, they are then transmitted to the Senate for trial. The Senate trial is presided over by the Chief Justice of the United States.

4. During the Senate trial, the House managers, who are responsible for presenting the case for impeachment, present their evidence and arguments before the Senate. The Senate then debates the evidence and arguments presented by the House managers and votes on whether to convict the impeached official.

5. If the Senate votes to convict the impeached official, that official is removed from office and may also be barred from holding any public office in the future. If the Senate votes not to convict the impeached official, that official remains in office.

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