appropriator

Example Sentences

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“I think it’s safe to conclude there will not be another reconciliation bill,” McConnell, the top defense appropriator in the Senate, said during a hearing this week.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026

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

“We can in no way pass 11 bills in eight days,” said Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat appropriator, referring to the number of bills Congress would have to approve before Sept. 30.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2023

But for Ms. Kaptur, 75, a famously pro-union, old-school appropriator, the political ground has washed away beneath her feet.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022

He hadn't so much minded the epithets Mrs. Folliott had applied, for they were to the appropriator of her securities.

From The Finer Grain by James, Henry