appropriation
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But Mr Bichi, chairman of the influential House Committee on Appropriation and a member of Mr Tinubu's ruling party, told local journalists that lawmakers had declined to approve the allocation for a presidential yacht.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023
They need not even invoke any lofty principles to reach the right result: The Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act does all the work—with a crucial assist from Abbott’s awful lawyering.
From Slate • Jul. 26, 2023
The 1899 Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act, for instance, secured wetlands as parts of navigable waterways.
From Scientific American • Apr. 2, 2022
Also in 1816, the legislature passed what was known as the Appropriation Act.
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2020
Bk Appropriation of property a grievance with French-Canadians, 77.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
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