Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being conditional or limited; limitation by certain terms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being conditional, or limited; limitation by certain terms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable A state of being subject to
conditions . - noun countable, economics, finance A
condition applied to the access of a government to credit facilities and other international financial assistance, especially from theIMF and theWorld Bank .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of being conditional
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Examples
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And yet, we must always be aware of underlying political tensions and sensitivities-where conditionality is construed as interference.
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Romanian and Bulgarian membership comes after a decade of "conditionality" -- whereby Brussels has compelled the two countries to implement tens of thousands of pages of EU law (the acquis, in Euro-jargon) and to improve domestic administration and adjudication, as well as fight crime and corruption.
Open the Doors 2007
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The buzz phrase of the new system will be "conditionality" - the idea of working for benefits under a contract with the state.
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As a result he never got a full argument for a third way between mild reform and nationalization that is sometimes called conditionality: using the government’s leverage over banks receiving bailouts.
THE PROMISE JONATHAN ALTER 2010
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As a result he never got a full argument for a third way between mild reform and nationalization that is sometimes called conditionality: using the government’s leverage over banks receiving bailouts.
THE PROMISE JONATHAN ALTER 2010
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As a result he never got a full argument for a third way between mild reform and nationalization that is sometimes called conditionality: using the government’s leverage over banks receiving bailouts.
THE PROMISE JONATHAN ALTER 2010
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MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, the President continues to support the thrust of this legislation, continues to support the idea of conditionality and will continue to demand progress from China on human rights and other issues before he approves MFN.
Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos ITY National Archives 1993
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IMF funding vehicles, there would have to be full IMF "conditionality" - the tough terms debtor countries have to meet in return for loans - and Britain's partners in the G20 group of developed and developing nations must participate.
The Guardian World News Larry Elliott 2012
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The buzz phrase of the new system will be "conditionality" – the idea of working for benefits under a contract with the state.
How Britain's new welfare state was born in the USA Anushka Asthana 2010
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And no, this isn't your 1990's "Washington consensus" lending, with the kind of conditionality that the left loves to hate.
Heather Hurlburt: Six Reasons to Love the Supplemental and Celebrate Progressives in Government 2009
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