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Definition of imposition in English: impositionnoun ɪmpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌɪmpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n 1mass noun The action or process of imposing something or of being imposed. the imposition of martial law Example sentencesExamples - As it is, the plan smacks of imperialist imposition of values - like the cleanliness of the 19th century, but with more supporting television programs.
- They can't understand this latest imposition on their way of life.
- The smuggled electronic products and the luxury tax imposition have really hurt the local electronics companies, making them less competitive on the local market.
- The government's imposition of arbitrated settlements appears to have backfired: teachers continue to hold fast for improved classroom conditions.
- It seems to me that this is a totally unnecessary imposition by government on neglected and over bureaucratised rural villagers.
- ‘It may lead to imposition of an unofficial embargo on the region,’ the Macedonian minister said.
- These solutions reek of elitism, of rule from above, of imposition.
- Five million people have died in the past five years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and yet there has been no imposition of sanctions on the various factions and precious little in the way of condemnation either.
- The former, she charged, would allow for the creation of military zones, or the local imposition of martial law if authorities wanted to address a localized security matter.
- As organisers yesterday confirmed the event will go ahead on December 7, there were more clashes despite the deployment of hundreds of police and soldiers and imposition of a curfew.
- Hence it is probably safe to assume that a far more mature media, with a lot of money muscle and political connections now, would oppose any such imposition with the same, or perhaps more, zeal.
- The imposition of luxury tax on five-star hotels by State Governments also does not help the tourist.
- Repression after a while does not need imposition by the regime, it is more effective when self-imposed through fear, resignation and apathy.
- A philosophy of mutual support and teamwork means that decisions are arrived at through consultation rather than by imposition.
- There's a large swathe of opinion in Britain that regards the EU as some foreign imposition designed to undermine the imperial glory that is Britain.
- And he said the weapons inspectors must be ‘given time to complete their task and there must be no imposition of artificial deadlines.’
- Similarly, consider the president's imposition of steel tariffs that were obviously inconsistent with his free trade principles.
- The imposition of taxes on groundwater is a prudent policy in terms of saving the environment from further damage, a measure which the government has in the past frequently ignored.
- This type of power - a culture that radiates outward and a market that draws inward - rests on pull, not on push; on acceptance, not on imposition.
- The central aspect of free trade, as the name implies, is the free flow of goods into and out of countries without any imposition of tariffs.
Synonyms imposing, foisting, forcing, inflicting, obtruding, pressing levying, charging, exacting, application, applying, enforcement, enforcing setting, establishment, fixing, laying, introduction, institution decreeing, ordainment, enactment, promulgation informal slapping, clapping 2A thing that is imposed, in particular an unfair or unwelcome demand or burden. I'd like to see you, if that wouldn't be too much of an imposition some see the law as an unwanted imposition on their lives Example sentencesExamples - Earlier this year, the company began negotiations with the TGWU regarding the imposition of a new contract on its workforce.
- There has been no analysis whatsoever of what impact the levy and cost impositions will have on registered motor vehicle dealers.
- Especially a scenario made all the more bothersome by the strange imposition of the exclusive use of a solitary word.
- It should be noted that under this provision, the imposition of terms and conditions is not mandatory but discretionary on the court.
- King suggests that the imposition of fines on member states that are already struggling defeats the purpose.
- Cllr Brian Stanley said that it was a severe imposition of people working in the town to have to pay weekly car parking charges.
- Fiji, South Korea, China and Pakistan were highlighted for strike-breaking and the imposition of heavy prison terms and fines.
- The key debate was around the future of the long-running dispute over low pay and management's imposition of a discriminatory pay assessment scheme.
- I had mixed feelings, however, about the imposition of Western literary references on the study.
- The dictates of scheduling and age profile are a product of the increasing imposition of marketing priorities and not the instincts of broadcasting.
- Instead he is talking of changing legislation to allow the imposition of martial law.
- There are no sanctions mandated by the agreement, but US laws permit imposition of sanctions against violators.
- The first point to note is that the imposition of a transaction tax would be completely ineffective in the face of such global capital flows.
- Originally they were such proceedings, but the prosecutor did not seek the imposition of a penalty.
- Boucher refused to speculate when asked if the action could lead to the imposition of emergency or postponement of general elections in Pakistan.
- The prospect has alarmed the City of London, where many banks fear the imposition of new EU regulations on the financial services sector.
- The second piece of legislation which Darling proposed was the imposition of a stamp duty.
- The power to control was originally limited to the imposition of conditions.
- Policies based on downsizing the public sector and the imposition of tight monetary policies had often undermined growth and hampered technological progress.
- The World Bank has been particularly outspoken on this issue, with the imposition of fees a condition for higher education lending in several countries.
Synonyms burden, load, onus, encumbrance, strain, demand, pressure, charge, bother, worry informal hassle - 2.1 A tax or duty.
Example sentencesExamples - Replacement funds were presumably provided by the Athenian élite through liturgies, impositions of property and ‘semi-voluntary’ subscriptions.
- Some of these arrangements may represent colonial impositions, others the continuation or adaptation of tributes and services owed to pre-conquest overlords.
Synonyms tax, levy, duty, charge, tariff, toll, excise, tithe, fee, impost, exaction, payment rare mulct
3Printing
mass noun The imposing of pages of type. - 3.1count noun A particular arrangement of imposed pages.
samples of 16-page impositions Example sentencesExamples - These are called print impositions and are created according to the type of design featured on your letterhead, business card and envelope as well as the type of reproduction required.
- A one-day workshop to give DTP operators a good understanding of printing impositions covering terminology, folds and folding systems, plotting imposition layouts etc.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin impositio(n-), from the verb imponere (see impose). Definition of imposition in US English: impositionnounˌɪmpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌimpəˈziSH(ə)n 1The action or process of imposing something or of being imposed. the imposition of martial law Example sentencesExamples - This type of power - a culture that radiates outward and a market that draws inward - rests on pull, not on push; on acceptance, not on imposition.
- And he said the weapons inspectors must be ‘given time to complete their task and there must be no imposition of artificial deadlines.’
- Five million people have died in the past five years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and yet there has been no imposition of sanctions on the various factions and precious little in the way of condemnation either.
- There's a large swathe of opinion in Britain that regards the EU as some foreign imposition designed to undermine the imperial glory that is Britain.
- It seems to me that this is a totally unnecessary imposition by government on neglected and over bureaucratised rural villagers.
- These solutions reek of elitism, of rule from above, of imposition.
- They can't understand this latest imposition on their way of life.
- ‘It may lead to imposition of an unofficial embargo on the region,’ the Macedonian minister said.
- The imposition of taxes on groundwater is a prudent policy in terms of saving the environment from further damage, a measure which the government has in the past frequently ignored.
- The central aspect of free trade, as the name implies, is the free flow of goods into and out of countries without any imposition of tariffs.
- Hence it is probably safe to assume that a far more mature media, with a lot of money muscle and political connections now, would oppose any such imposition with the same, or perhaps more, zeal.
- As organisers yesterday confirmed the event will go ahead on December 7, there were more clashes despite the deployment of hundreds of police and soldiers and imposition of a curfew.
- The smuggled electronic products and the luxury tax imposition have really hurt the local electronics companies, making them less competitive on the local market.
- The government's imposition of arbitrated settlements appears to have backfired: teachers continue to hold fast for improved classroom conditions.
- The former, she charged, would allow for the creation of military zones, or the local imposition of martial law if authorities wanted to address a localized security matter.
- The imposition of luxury tax on five-star hotels by State Governments also does not help the tourist.
- Similarly, consider the president's imposition of steel tariffs that were obviously inconsistent with his free trade principles.
- A philosophy of mutual support and teamwork means that decisions are arrived at through consultation rather than by imposition.
- Repression after a while does not need imposition by the regime, it is more effective when self-imposed through fear, resignation and apathy.
- As it is, the plan smacks of imperialist imposition of values - like the cleanliness of the 19th century, but with more supporting television programs.
Synonyms tax, levy, duty, charge, tariff, toll, excise, tithe, fee, impost, exaction, payment levying, charging, exacting, application, applying, enforcement, enforcing imposing, foisting, forcing, inflicting, obtruding, pressing 2A thing that is imposed, in particular an unfair or unwelcome demand or burden. I'd like to see you, if that wouldn't be too much of an imposition Example sentencesExamples - The World Bank has been particularly outspoken on this issue, with the imposition of fees a condition for higher education lending in several countries.
- The dictates of scheduling and age profile are a product of the increasing imposition of marketing priorities and not the instincts of broadcasting.
- Fiji, South Korea, China and Pakistan were highlighted for strike-breaking and the imposition of heavy prison terms and fines.
- I had mixed feelings, however, about the imposition of Western literary references on the study.
- Policies based on downsizing the public sector and the imposition of tight monetary policies had often undermined growth and hampered technological progress.
- Cllr Brian Stanley said that it was a severe imposition of people working in the town to have to pay weekly car parking charges.
- The power to control was originally limited to the imposition of conditions.
- The second piece of legislation which Darling proposed was the imposition of a stamp duty.
- Boucher refused to speculate when asked if the action could lead to the imposition of emergency or postponement of general elections in Pakistan.
- There are no sanctions mandated by the agreement, but US laws permit imposition of sanctions against violators.
- Originally they were such proceedings, but the prosecutor did not seek the imposition of a penalty.
- Instead he is talking of changing legislation to allow the imposition of martial law.
- The key debate was around the future of the long-running dispute over low pay and management's imposition of a discriminatory pay assessment scheme.
- It should be noted that under this provision, the imposition of terms and conditions is not mandatory but discretionary on the court.
- The prospect has alarmed the City of London, where many banks fear the imposition of new EU regulations on the financial services sector.
- Especially a scenario made all the more bothersome by the strange imposition of the exclusive use of a solitary word.
- The first point to note is that the imposition of a transaction tax would be completely ineffective in the face of such global capital flows.
- Earlier this year, the company began negotiations with the TGWU regarding the imposition of a new contract on its workforce.
- King suggests that the imposition of fines on member states that are already struggling defeats the purpose.
- There has been no analysis whatsoever of what impact the levy and cost impositions will have on registered motor vehicle dealers.
Synonyms burden, load, onus, encumbrance, strain, demand, pressure, charge, bother, worry - 2.1 A tax or duty.
Example sentencesExamples - Some of these arrangements may represent colonial impositions, others the continuation or adaptation of tributes and services owed to pre-conquest overlords.
- Replacement funds were presumably provided by the Athenian élite through liturgies, impositions of property and ‘semi-voluntary’ subscriptions.
Synonyms tax, levy, duty, charge, tariff, toll, excise, tithe, fee, impost, exaction, payment - 2.2Christian Church The laying-on of hands, as in blessing or ordination.
3Printing
The imposing of pages of type. - 3.1 A particular arrangement of imposed pages.
some samples of 16-page impositions Example sentencesExamples - These are called print impositions and are created according to the type of design featured on your letterhead, business card and envelope as well as the type of reproduction required.
- A one-day workshop to give DTP operators a good understanding of printing impositions covering terminology, folds and folding systems, plotting imposition layouts etc.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin impositio(n-), from the verb imponere (see impose). |