as in tax
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
an imposition of 10% on imported goods
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Human rights organizations say that since 2012, China has increased the imposition of exit bans on both Chinese and foreign nationals.
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John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
The bloc’s strategy is mostly defensive and reactive, focused on protecting Europe from China’s unfair trade practices, Russian aggression, or the United States’ potential imposition of sweeping tariffs.
—Agathe Demarais, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
The reverberations will be felt far beyond Washington, D.C., and could include an erosion of the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections, the imposition of work requirements in Medicaid and funding cuts to the safety net insurance, and challenges to federal agencies that safeguard public health.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 6 Nov. 2024
In the 1490s, for instance, a group of Florentine nuns began to show signs of possession following the imposition of strict new rules with the rise of the charismatic ascetic Savonarola.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
The bloc’s strategy is mostly defensive and reactive, focused on protecting Europe from China’s unfair trade practices, Russian aggression, or the United States’ potential imposition of sweeping tariffs.
—Agathe Demarais, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
The reverberations will be felt far beyond Washington, D.C., and could include an erosion of the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections, the imposition of work requirements in Medicaid and funding cuts to the safety net insurance, and challenges to federal agencies that safeguard public health.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 6 Nov. 2024
In the 1490s, for instance, a group of Florentine nuns began to show signs of possession following the imposition of strict new rules with the rise of the charismatic ascetic Savonarola.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Imposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposition. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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