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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Recent Examples of dispensation
Their old dispensation – their old gods no longer satisfied them.
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Gordon Pennertz, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2016, then Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law a bill that would give its state university’s athletic departments a 90-day dispensation to respond to public records requests.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
However, under Senate rules, committees can't meet that late in the day without special dispensation by the larger body.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 12 Dec. 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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Gordon Pennertz, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2016, then Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law a bill that would give its state university’s athletic departments a 90-day dispensation to respond to public records requests.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
However, under Senate rules, committees can't meet that late in the day without special dispensation by the larger body.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 12 Dec. 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
See All Example Sentences for dispensation
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“Dispensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensation. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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