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equalization payment

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noun

  1. a financial grant made by the federal government to a poorer province in order to facilitate a level of services equal to that of a richer province

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Zepeda, who said he would personally oppose legalization efforts in the Senate, added that the party was waiting until the Supreme Court published the decision behind Tuesday’s ruling to determine its national strategy.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2021

Q: What else did you take from other states’ legalization efforts and how they implemented it?

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2021

Chronister, whose organization offers guidance on getting zoning laws changed, said more pig legalization efforts succeed than fail.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2019

But elsewhere, casino-operating tribes are the ones leading the legalization efforts.

From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2019

Gen. Peter F. Kilmartin was among those opposed to legalization, citing, among other things, the need for more research around legalization efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2017

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