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

In other words, the first appropriator is the first in right.

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress