Imposition is an English word with synonyms like infliction or enforcement. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Imposition meaning
- The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
- An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.
- That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
Synonyms of Imposition
Using Imposition
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. | An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation. | That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
- Useful related words include: infliction, enforcement, burden, load.
- In the example corpus, imposition often appears in combinations such as: imposition of, the imposition, an imposition.
Context around Imposition
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Imposition
- In this selection, "imposition" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stringent, unilateral and temporary stand out and add context to how "imposition" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the imposition of their and culture of imposition within the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "imposition" sits close to words such as backstory, biking and catalan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with imposition
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Temporary imposition of flight restrictions should be imposed,” he said. (10 words)
Ending it is not an imposition of Western values on our societies. (12 words)
But what the manager wanted to see from his players was personality and the imposition of their style. (18 words)
In New York, Coronel's lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman told the I-Team that these broad warrantless searches are "a standard condition for released inmates" and he says that's why they didn't object to the more stringent imposition on her probation. (42 words)
A Transportation Safety Board of Canada report has linked the fatal sinking of a Nova Scotia scallop dragger in 2020 to years of federal inaction on the imposition of stricter stability standards for fishing vessels. (35 words)
He remained involved in Polish affairs, critical of the imposition of martial law in Poland in 1981, and more so of Western European acquiescence to its imposition in the name of stability. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
The question remains with the public, whether the imposition of the curfew has been conducted legally when the Parliament has been dissolved throughout its imposition.
The result of this change of methodology, was the imposition of or emphasis on centralised authority (coincident with the imposition of indirect rule).
He remained involved in Polish affairs, critical of the imposition of martial law in Poland in 1981, and more so of Western European acquiescence to its imposition in the name of stability.
A Transportation Safety Board of Canada report has linked the fatal sinking of a Nova Scotia scallop dragger in 2020 to years of federal inaction on the imposition of stricter stability standards for fishing vessels.
But what the manager wanted to see from his players was personality and the imposition of their style.
Ending it is not an imposition of Western values on our societies.
For example, the women we surveyed highlighted the imposition of Bible reading sessions whether they were Christian or not.
Former National Vice Chairman, North-West of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, has accused President Bola Tinubu of promoting a culture of imposition within the ruling party.
India — specifically private sector refiners RIL and Nayara Energy (NEL)–was a regular buyer of Venezuelan crude prior to imposition of US sanctions on Caracas in 2019.
In New York, Coronel's lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman told the I-Team that these broad warrantless searches are "a standard condition for released inmates" and he says that's why they didn't object to the more stringent imposition on her probation.
It was followed by then PM Indira Gandhi’s unilateral imposition of Emergency, which curtailed freedom of speech, political opposition and any criticism of the government.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb also rebutted news regarding the imposition of “emergency” in the country.
Now the California Voting Rights Act requires local non-partisan elections be conducted by an alternative method other than “at-large” elections (usually by imposition of district elections).
Speaking about Judge Reid’s imposition of limits to their defence, the grandmother from Frome, Somerset, gestured to the jury bench and said: “I’m really aware of those empty seats.
Temporary imposition of flight restrictions should be imposed,” he said.
That followed the imposition by the U.S. of a requirement that all passengers from China show a negative test result obtained in the previous 48 hours before departure.
The group is also calling for engagement from the Government over a farming succession scheme, and discussions surrounding the imposition of quotas on young farmers availing of grant aid.
The imposition of a state of emergency over the 11 provinces hit by February’s earthquake has also raised concerns about how the polls will be conducted in the region.
The imposition of collective punishment in the form of mass expulsions, blockades and unilateral coercive measures entails retrogression in terms of civilization and human rights.
The job didn’t seem like too much of an imposition, with only a handful of Sammarinese in Australia.
Common combinations with imposition
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- imposition of 154×
- the imposition 102×
- an imposition 8×
- of imposition 6×
- imposition by 5×
- to imposition 4×
- imposition and 4×
- sexual imposition 4×
- its imposition 3×
- imposition in 2×