as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the emergency dispensation of medicine to the sick
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However, under Senate rules, committees can't meet that late in the day without special dispensation by the larger body.
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Brady Dale, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Ninety-four year old Sister Mary Avila, a semi-cloistered nun who had a special dispensation to paint in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , taught Warner about pastels and oil paintings.
—Provided By Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
But as the first group ages further, the older dispensation will become more and more of a niche in its own right, a small constellation in the larger, weirder panoply.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Lee was freed as part of a mass dispensation of pardons issued by Yoon in 2022.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
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Brady Dale, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Ninety-four year old Sister Mary Avila, a semi-cloistered nun who had a special dispensation to paint in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , taught Warner about pastels and oil paintings.
—Provided By Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
But as the first group ages further, the older dispensation will become more and more of a niche in its own right, a small constellation in the larger, weirder panoply.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Lee was freed as part of a mass dispensation of pardons issued by Yoon in 2022.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Dispensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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