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appropriation
[uh-proh-pree-ey-shuhn]
noun
the act of appropriating or taking possession of something, often without permission or consent.
anything appropriated for a special purpose, especially money.
an act of a legislature authorizing money to be paid from the treasury for a specified use.
the money thus authorized.
a large appropriation for aid to libraries.
appropriation
/ əˌəʊɪˈɪʃə /
noun
the act of setting apart or taking for one's own use
a sum of money set apart for a specific purpose, esp by a legislature
appropriation
The grant of money by a legislature for some specific purpose. The authority to grant appropriations, popularly known as the power of the purse, gives legislatures a powerful check over executive branches and judicial branches, for no public money can be spent without legislative approval. Congress, for example, can approve or reject the annual budget requests of the executive branch for its agencies and programs, thereby influencing both domestic and foreign policy. (See also checks and balances and pork-barrel legislation.)
Other 51Թ Forms
- proappropriation adjective
- reappropriation noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of appropriation1
Example Sentences
They say they want to perpetuate cultural appreciation, rather than appropriation.
During his Senate appropriations committee testimony on Thursday, Duffy maintained that his budget cuts and firings hadn’t compromised safety at all.
Clips of Bobba’s pitch made rounds across social media, sparking a conversation on the cultural cost of culinary appropriation and gentrification.
Both bills are pending before the appropriations committees in the Assembly and Senate, respectively.
It is, as she says, both appropriation of the trappings of the upper class and a challenge to the order they’ve subjected the world to.
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