discretion
Example Sentences
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The text of the law, however, gives the Justice Department and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, significant discretion in deciding what exactly to release and what to withhold from the public.
From Salon
"I think... the president will give me a lot of space and discretion to get to the deal," he told Ushakov.
From Barron's
The index provider has discretion, however, in choosing when and how to make any changes or even to forgo changes, as it happened in June.
From MarketWatch
The 2018 law gave the Fed great discretion to apply its provisions.
From Los Angeles Times
That law mandated that the Fed repeal regulations for banks under $100 billion, while giving it discretion over how to handle regulation for banks with between $100 billion and $250 billion in assets.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
