as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the emergency dispensation of medicine to the sick
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Indeed, the secular Israeli center has begun to object with increasing vehemence to the special dispensations offered to the haredim.
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Jeffrey Goldberg, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
Their selfless, tireless, labors beget wonderfully prosperous, law abiding, civic-minded citizens that keep our democratic dispensation from capsizing.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
The concept is predicated on the idea that the dispensation of justice is mechanical and objective.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
This postwar dispensation, in which generations of Americans have invested so heavily, now stands threatened in an increasingly coordinated manner by Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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Jeffrey Goldberg, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
Their selfless, tireless, labors beget wonderfully prosperous, law abiding, civic-minded citizens that keep our democratic dispensation from capsizing.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
The concept is predicated on the idea that the dispensation of justice is mechanical and objective.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
This postwar dispensation, in which generations of Americans have invested so heavily, now stands threatened in an increasingly coordinated manner by Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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“Dispensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensation. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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