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whereby
[ wair-bahy, hwair- ]
conjunction
- by what or by which; under the terms of which.
- Obsolete. by what? how?
whereby
/ wɛəˈbaɪ /
pronoun
- by or because of which
the means whereby he took his life
adverb
- archaic.how? by what means?
whereby does he recognize me?
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The review examined "exception" appointments, whereby the normal civil service recruitment rules are bypassed.
You’re seeing the cleaving off of the liberal part of liberal democracy, whereby if I win an election with the most votes, then all those other things, like checks and balances, the rule of law, the protection of individual rights—they don’t matter because I’ve been given a mandate to do away with all those other things.
The first Trump administration preferred direct deal-making, whereby autocrats cut a private bargain over the counter.
"It should be a procedure whereby when the project is granted permission, these consents are automatic," he said.
New MPs have stressed their frustration with some historical traditions in the past, such as “bobbing,” whereby they must briefly and repeatedly rise in their seats in order to catch the Commons speaker’s eye to be called to speak.
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