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quota

[kwoh-tuh]

noun

  1. the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity.

  3. the number or percentage of persons of a specified kind permitted to enroll in a college, join a club, immigrate to a country, etc.



quota

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. the proportional share or part of a whole that is due from, due to, or allocated to a person or group

  2. a prescribed number or quantity, as of items to be manufactured, imported, or exported, immigrants admitted to a country, or students admitted to a college

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quota1

1660–70; < Medieval Latin, short for Latin quota pars how great a part?
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quota1

C17: from Latin quota pars how big a share?, from quotus of what number
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Jason Houser, who was ICE’s chief of staff under the Biden administration, said law enforcement agents, when given quotas, will always find the easiest way to fulfill them.

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Miller recently demanded a daily quota of 3,000 arrests per day of immigrants by ICE and then sold it as rounding up the “most dangerous criminals” threatening the country.

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While commercial fishing remains canceled for a third consecutive year, fishery regulators recently decided to allow a limited season for recreational fishing on certain dates and with strict quotas.

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According to the truth and reconciliation report, foreign adoption agencies set quotas for children, which Korean agencies willingly fulfilled.

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During his inaugural address, President Trump promised to deport “millions and millions of criminal aliens,” and he has since mandated quotas for arrests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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