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appropriation
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[ noun ] (politics) money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
Used in print (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)The following table shows , for selected years , the authorizations , appropriations , allotment base , Federal grants to States and State matching_funds for this part of the grant program . (Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)The Department_of_Defense appropriation acts for the past several years have contained a rider which limits competitive bidding by firms in other countries on certain military supply items . (Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)The present Federal program of vocational education began in 1917 with the passage of the Smith-Hughes_Act , which provided a continuing annual appropriation of $ 7 million to support , on a matching basis , state administered programs of vocational education in agriculture , trades , industrial skills and home_economics . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a deliberate act of acquisition
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