discretionary

Speech parts

1. discretionary - Adjective

3. discretionary - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.

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Examples

Governing isn't as easy as you think. Many of you have taken pledges that are contradictory - to balance the budget and cut taxes, for example. You must be honest about the numbers, since our annual deficit now exceeds all discretionary spending combined. Brian Baird

If you or me go to the gas station to fill up our car and it costs us much more than we expected, it will zap our discretionary income. We won't have the extra money to buy that washing machine or new winter coat-all big ticket items that are important to economic growth. Maria Bartiromo

Know the difference between your necessary and discretionary expenses. Alexa Von Tobel

People have their constitutional right to contribute to a campaign and if they have discretionary money that they want to contribute to a candidate, whether a Republican or a Democrat, they should be able to do so. Brian Sandoval

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at 2 to 3 percent a year. He says we have to rein it in, but he ignores the spending category that is the big spike in the budget. John Spratt

It is being alleged that the Federal Government is 'cutting' spending. In fact, we are not 'cutting' anything. Defense spending under this budget would rise by 4.3 percent over last year. Other discretionary spending would also rise. Craig L. Thomas

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