appropriator
Example Sentences
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“I think it’s safe to conclude there will not be another reconciliation bill,” McConnell, the top defense appropriator in the Senate, said during a hearing this week.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
In her infamous Brisbane speech, Shriver hailed the novelist as cultural appropriator par excellence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Thomas, after all, was an appropriator, a revered title reserved for lawmakers who have the power to dole out the nation’s dollars.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
One, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., a veteran appropriator, said later that he would not be “pressured or intimidated” over his vote.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
We were, I suppose, originally, just seized and appropriated, and are looking out for the appropriator to this day.
From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend
