Synonyms for provisions

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1. commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals(noun)

   a stock or supply of foods

   Synonyms:
   victual, nutrition, nutriment, pabulum, viands, alimentation, victuals, provender, feed, aliment, comestible, commissariat, sustenance, edible, nourishment, eatable

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. provisions(n. pl.)

   Synonyms:
   FOOD, victuals, provender, fare, eatables, viands, subsistence, BREAD

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1. List of paraphrases:

   arrangements, provision, clauses, dispositions, rules, regulations, requirements, stipulations, terms, articles, measures, clause, judgements, disposiciones, sentences, steps, requirement, texts, appropriations, prescriptions, arrangement, verdicts

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How to use provisions in a sentence?

1. President Barack Obama:

   I'm not wild about everything in it, i'm sure that's true for everybody. But it is a budget that, as I insisted, invests in our military and our middle class without ideological provisions that would have weakened Wall Street reform or rules on big polluters.

2. Gary Gensler:

   Any plan to further reform our financial system must include strong provisions to tackle risks in the 'shadow banking' sector, which remains a critical source of potential instability in our economy, unfortunately, Sen. Sanders has so far taken a hands-off approach to some of the riskiest institutions and activities in our economy, which were among the biggest culprits during the 2008 crisis.

3. David Matas:

   The Convention states in Article I that each state party to this Convention undertakes never in any circumstances to retain microbial or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their origin or method of production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes, in my view, non-reporting is a form of retention in violation of the Convention. The United States is also a state party to the treaty. If the U.S. found China acted in breach of its obligations deriving from the provisions of the Convention by its delay in reporting the coronavirus, the U.S. could lodge a complaint with the Security Council.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   It is unlikely that any one of these provisions alone would pass the House, and taken together, they are a non-starter.

5. Margaret Spring:

   We are encouraged that the Trans-Pacific Partnership sets a new bar for ocean conservation measures in a trade agreement by including specific provisions to encourage sustainable fisheries management, fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, protect sharks and other key marine species, and eliminate harmful fishing subsidies.

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