These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'deadlock.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. In Germany’s multiparty system, which requires cooperation between two or more parties to form a government, casting the democratic parties as enemies will only lead to deadlock. 2023 At the same time, both the government and the opposition have to avoid fueling the polarization that empowers the AfD.

Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Oct. McHenry control over the House floor until the deadlock could be broken, perhaps through Jan. 2023 In the absence of a clear path forward, there was growing discussion about holding a vote to approve giving Mr. Dusan Stojanovic, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2023 The deadlock has kept tensions simmering in the Balkan region following the bloody breakup of former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. both failed on Wednesday, illustrating the chamber's deadlock on the conflict.

2023 Dueling resolutions on the Israel-Hamas war put forth to the U.N. Finally, in 1871, a 'constitutional government' was formed by certain Englishmen under King Thakombau but this, after incurring heavy debt, and promoting the welfare of neither whites nor natives, came after three years to a deadlock, and the British government felt obliged, in the interest of all parties, to accept the unconditional cession now offered (1874). 2023 That would freeze the state Supreme Court into a 3–3 deadlock on ideological lines, which Wisconsin Republicans may also prefer to an outright liberal majority. 2023 Mediators have been struggling to break a deadlock over providing supplies to desperate civilians, aid groups and hospitals. 2023 Because Republicans have a very narrow majority in the House, an election can easily result in a deadlock if even a few Republican rebels oppose the GOP nominee.

Matthew Mpoke Bigg Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 16 Nov. Recent Examples on the Web The military deadlock that has settled in across southeastern Ukraine poses a looming security threat to the rest of the country, and menaces Europe with a long period of instability.

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