单词 | discretionary award |
释义 | > as lemmasdiscretionary award discretionary award n. an award or (esp. in early use) a prize given at the discretion of an adjudicating panel, official body, etc., where there is no obligation to do so; spec. = discretionary grant n. (cf. mandatory award n. at mandatory adj. and n. Compounds). ΚΠ 1855 Daily Wisconsin Patriot 1 Feb. 2/5 (advt.) A ‘Discretionary’ Award. The Mechanic's Institute, Chicago, and the Franklin Institute, of Philadelphia, also awarded it [sc. a reaper] their first premiums. 1894 Boston Daily Globe 14 Dec. 2/3 Large cash premiums on all classes of maple products, essays and exhibits were arranged for, including discretionary awards among producers having no other premiums. 1932 Times 18 Oct. 11/3 The Ministry will not countenance irregular or illegal decisions, but would not be averse from the setting up of revisory bodies to review the discretionary awards of the guardians' committees. 1977 Economist 2 Apr. 24/2 Partly because of the burden of fees that councils must willy nilly carry—for first degrees, teacher training and so on—they are cutting down on the discretionary awards they make for other courses. 1990 T. W. Areson & M. L. Whicker Public Sector Managem. 71 With formula-project grants, a combination of statutory formula and project applications and discretionary awards occur. 2004 Stage (Nexis) 11 Mar. 9 The days of going cap in hand to the LEA for a discretionary award are thankfully long gone. < as lemmas |
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