appropriator
- a word derived from appropriate.
Example Sentences
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Means said she found areas of agreement with Collins, but the powerful appropriator expressed doubt that the administration sincerely aimed to fight chronic disease, given its cuts to health research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Throughout his career, McConnell has been a prolific appropriator for the Bluegrass State, a role he’s well positioned to continue as a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
So, you have your Kay Grangers and your other appropriator types—Tom Kean and these old bulls, if you will—and they went against Jordan.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023
The enhanced federal matching funds, or Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, will be gradually phased out through 2023, according to a bill released by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut Democrat and a top House appropriator, early Thursday.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
In determining controversies between parties thus situated, this court proceeds upon the presumption of a grant from the government to the first appropriator of mines, water privileges, and the like.
From Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State by Field, Stephen Johnson
