Appropriations

Word APPROPRIATIONS
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Definitions and meanings of "Appropriations"

What do we mean by appropriations?

An act or instance of appropriating.

That which is appropriated.

Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.

The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.

The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.

In church law, the making over of a benefice to an owner who receives the tithes, but is bound to appoint a vicar for the spiritual service of the parish.

In constitutional law, the principle that supplies granted by parliament are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself.

Something that's suitible for children and adults containing no swearing, nudity, gore etc. Urban Dictionary

To use without someone’s permission, often in a disrespectful way. Urban Dictionary

A certain way people want things to be done without thinking about it or it necessarily making any sense. Used when there are no firm standards and/or valid justification for restrictions, but people just making rules because of traditions of themselves or others. Urban Dictionary

HAWT...as in off the hook bodacious, utterly bootylicious. A frickin walking hardon. Like... oh my god, i think i wet myself, because that is so frickin hawt!!! Urban Dictionary

A way for people, normally white girls from LA, on twitter to take offense for another culture while people from the actual culture normally really don’t give a shit. Urban Dictionary

To say something that in context is appropriate, but can be taken easily out of context to be made inappropriate. Urban Dictionary

Something that both SJWs and far right white supremacists unanimously agree on. Urban Dictionary

When a different culture adopts cultural traditions of another culture. This's a very common process in diverse locations and open-minded people, in which multiple cultures accept and adopt others' traditions. This's rarely a bad thing - examples of when "cultural appropriation" is when the Nazis adopted the Swastika (卍) from Indian religions and therefore gave it a bad name. Barbaric philosophy of SJWs conclude that cultural appropriation is a grave sin. This SJW philosophy has very common traits with racial segregation, apartheid, racism, and likewise. Although SJWs believe that they're politically correct, this racist barbaric philosophy can easily be categorized under hate speech, discrimination, or racism, or in the support of thereof. Urban Dictionary

Cultural Appropriation is the act of believing that wearing an Asian inspired dress and putting a lampshade on your head while saying 'Ching chong willy wong' are as racist as each other. Urban Dictionary

The idiotic conflation of culture with racism. Essentially the absurd belief that the cultural exchange that has served to enrich humanity throughout all of human history is wrong because racists exist. Urban Dictionary

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The word "appropriations" in example sentences

Last, there are what I term the appropriations of, and accommodations with, reactionary positions. ❋ Anthony Julius (2010)

While an argument could be made that all money spent on defense (war) appropriations is a waste, a new report shows that 20% of the money set aside by Congress to rebuild Iraq was “wasted” on shoddy craftsmanship and “excessive payments to contractors.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer once again urged Congress to pass a short-term extension of the current federal budget so that negotiations over a long-term appropriations bill could continue. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

Having a public plan get no appropriations is a huge hand cuff right off the bat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He will then proceed straight to lobbying for nearly a trillion dollars in appropriations, to be deployed to protect lenders from losing money, workers from taking pay cuts, businesses from refashioning their product lines, and the country as a whole from having to adapt to recession and overcome it through energy and enterprise. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I helped push Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) through earmarks in appropriations bills in the mid-1980s, over objections from the Pentagon. ❋ Bob Livingston (2010)

It should not receive tax revenue or appropriations from the government. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The 2009 outlays are absurdly, pitifully small – 29 out of 356 billion total in appropriations, and 64 out of 248 billion in direct spending? ❋ Unknown (2009)

And a HuffPost Hill addendum: We ribbed House Approps yesterday about the pork sure to be coming from the committee's soon-to-begin appropriations process. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

He went on to say that Dems should make short term appropriations to fund the troops, and to put Bush on a short leash. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bottom line, U.S. government activities are funded by Congressional appropriations from the Treasury, through taxpayer revenues. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He attacked pork-barrel spending, corporate welfare, earmarking in appropriations bills and dishonest budgeting techniques. ❋ Unknown (2006)

City Council approved an additional $3. 8M in appropriations for the $6. 7M (now $10. 5M) transit center under development at the east end of the Downtown Mall, but just barely. ❋ Unknown (2005)

• Sen. Conrad Burns: The report says that questions arose over $3 million in appropriations he earmarked for an Indian tribe in Michigan that was a client of lobbyist Abramoff. ❋ Unknown (2005)

During Charlie Sprague's tenure as president, the medical center's annual budget grew from $10 million to $183 million, sustained in significant part by ever-increasing appropriations from the Texas Legislature to support medical education and research at UT Southwestern -- from less than $5 million/year in ❋ Unknown (1997)

"That [movie] better be [appropriate] for [Sarah] to watch." ❋ DogeAnswers (2016)

African American [identity] is sometimes appropriated by people who didn’t [earn] it with their [white privilege]. ❋ True_Lust (2019)

"It isn't appropriate to voice your objections." "All [students] [shall] [dress] appropriately." ❋ QuinnMallory (2013)

how "appropriate" is that [swim] [suit]? ❋ JS (2005)

Person: My lNative American [step-mother] used to hang [dream catchers] on our walls, but she passed away. Is it still appropriate for me to keep it? Ruby Richardson: Is she from the [Ojibwe] tribe? Have you studied the history of the Ojibwe people and the dream catcher? If not then it’s not meant for you and it’s cultural appropriation and I don’t care that it was a gift from your deceased stepmother. ❋ The Baconspiracy (2020)

[Susie] told me that I had a big package, and we know she wasn't talking about [the box] I was carrying; it was so [passive appropriate]! ❋ Julia Goulia (2019)

SJW: "Oh my god, that white person is making [a CURRY]?! That is [cultural appropriation] and so wrong!" White Supremacist: "I agree with you, white people need to stick to their own culture and shun anything created by black or [brown people]" ❋ Cicero1 (2020)

Cultural Appropriation is a very [common] [result] of [diversity]! ❋ Hi Im Your Average Teabag (2018)

Idiot 1: Yo I just cancelled someone for Cultural Appropriation. Idiot 2: Yo why. Idiot 1: They wore [a dress] with an Asian pattern. Idiot 2: Wow, [so inspirational]. You are [saving the world] from all this racism. ❋ General Clanker (2021)

[SJW]: OMG, look at that white girl with dreadlocks! That's [cultural appropriation]! Sane individual: [Eat a bag of dicks]. ❋ Gubless (2016)

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