dispensation
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- noun
- /ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən/
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- Her dispensation included funds allocated for education and healthcare, ensuring everyone's basic needs were met.
- a new dispensation
- a political dispensation
- a democratic dispensation
Examples
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In the new dispensation schools, an individual's position in the hierarchy is not the only basis for respect.
Academic text (2003) -
Child labor in the present dispensation is a product of widespread poverty.
Academic text (2011) -
With these events, change could not be stifled, and a different political dispensation began.
Academic text (1996) -
There is an urgent need for a national dialogue on the future political dispensation of the Congo.
Academic text (2002) -
At that time, there was a general sigh of relief and unbridled enthusiasm about the prospects for democratic political dispensation after thirty-two years of despotism, kleptocracy, and immobilism.
Academic text (2002) -
The charity provided a generous dispensation to families in need during the winter months.
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After the storm, the city issued a temporary dispensation to allow residents to access emergency funds.
Synonyms
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A part of money, food or property given to someone
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An amount of something given for a particular use
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An amount of something given officially for a particular purpose
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dispensation comes from Latin parts dis- and pensare meaning 'apart' and 'to weigh', and it shares the root with dispense, 'to give out'. So a dispensation can be a portion or share that is given out to people.