dispensation
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7.2
- noun
- /ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən/
- In the multicultural dispensation, the American nation is to be regarded as little more than a functional container for other identities.
- dispensation of drugs
- dispensations and asthma
- salbutamol dispensations
Examples
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Today, African states find themselves in a new dispensation in which the old rules that governed interstate relations are being torn asunder.
Academic text (1992) -
The charity organized the dispensation of food and water to the affected families after the disaster.
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I just have to ensure that the actual dispensation of meds matches up with the prescription records.
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Let us return to Solzhenitsyn's exploration of the theme of the soul of man under the dispensation of modern progress.
Academic text (1998) -
An administrative dean has just come in, a man who is influential in the dispensation of grant money, and Len wants to talk to him about a research project.
Fiction book (1992) -
Latin American countries, in general, have more relaxed policies regarding the dispensation of drugs compared with the United States, and LAM has had to obtain a permit from the U.S. government to buy, transport, and dispense pharmaceuticals in other countries.
Academic text (1998) -
Each student's dispensation of resources for the project was carefully monitored by the teachers.
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The swift dispensation of vaccines during the outbreak helped control the spread of the disease.
Synonyms
75
3.4
The official giving of supplies or documents to people
68
3.2
The act of giving things out to many people or places
52
4.3
An amount of something given for a particular use
23
3.4
The act of supplying things people need, like food
22
1.8
The act of giving things or tasks to people
15
6.5
An official giving out documents like ID cards or permits
8
6.7
A payment of money from a fund or account
2
7.8
The sharing of things among people or groups according to a plan
2
2.5
Giving something to a person or place for a reason
2
3.3
Giving out things often in an official way
1
8.9
Giving things, money or jobs to people according to a plan
1
7.7
Paying out money from a fund
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3.5
Dividing something into parts and giving each person a part
1
4.6
The giving out of things according to a plan
1
9.9
The act of supplying food and other things people need
1
5.1
Dividing something into parts and giving those parts to people
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Dispensation comes from Latin parts dis- and pensare meaning 'apart' and 'to weigh', the same root as dispense, which means to give out. So a dispensation can mean the act of giving out things in an organized or controlled way.