Economic Policy

noun something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury

• The company offered a fair compensation package to its employees.
• They gave me a decent amount of compensation for the extra work.
• I got paid some serious cash as compensation for the inconvenience.
• His smile was the compensation for all the hardships he had endured.

noun the national legislative body of a country

• The congress passed a new bill to address climate change.
• Did you hear about the congress meeting next week?
• The congress is all talk, no action.
• In the congress of my mind, different ideas are constantly debating.

noun a department or office responsible for government finances

• The exchequer is responsible for managing the government's finances.
• I heard the exchequer is in charge of handling all the money for the government.
• Don't mess with the exchequer, they control all the cash flow.
• In her mind, the exchequer was like a magician, able to make money disappear and reappear at will.

noun Fannie Mae

• Fannie Mae is a government-sponsored enterprise that provides liquidity to the mortgage market by purchasing mortgages from lenders.
• Have you heard of Fannie Mae? It's a big player in the mortgage industry.
• Fannie Mae is like the OG of mortgage companies, yo.
• Investing in Fannie Mae is like having a safety net for your mortgage investments.

noun the activities, actions, or beliefs that are used to support a particular party, cause, or person

• Partisan politics often hinder bipartisan efforts in government.
• Partisan politics just make everything more complicated in politics.
• Ugh, I'm so over all this partisan politics drama.
• Partisan politics can feel like a never-ending tug-of-war between opposing sides.

noun a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

• The senator was accused of using the pork barrel fund for personal gain.
• I heard that politician is dipping into the pork barrel again.
• That guy is always trying to get his hands on the pork barrel money.
• The company's CEO was criticized for treating the budget like a pork barrel, allocating funds based on personal interests rather than company needs.

noun a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision

• The government is planning to hold a referendum to decide on the new tax policy.
• Did you hear about the referendum coming up? It's going to be a big deal.
• I don't really care about that referendum stuff, it's all politics anyways.
• The team decided to take a vote, almost like a mini-referendum, to determine the best course of action.

noun the action of isolating or hiding away

verb to isolate or hide away

• The judge decided to sequester the jury during deliberations to prevent outside influence.
• The hotel sequestered us in a room until our payment issue was resolved.
• I'm going to sequester myself in my room and binge-watch Netflix all day.
• The artist sequestered himself in his studio for weeks to work on his latest masterpiece.

noun the department or division of a government in charge of the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue

• The treasury department is responsible for managing the government's finances.
• I heard they found a treasure trove in the old treasury building!
• I'm broke, my treasury is empty.
• Her mind is a treasury of knowledge and wisdom.

noun an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest

• Usury is the practice of charging excessive interest on loans.
• I can't believe the usury rates some credit card companies charge.
• That payday loan place is known for their usury tactics.
• The usury of time is when you waste precious moments on things that don't matter.

adjective describing a practice of favoring close friends or associates, especially in political appointments or business dealings

• The company's hiring practices have been criticized as being cronyistic, with key positions being filled by friends and relatives of top executives.
• I heard that the promotions at that company are all cronyistic - it's all about who you know.
• The whole system is so cronyistic, it's like a club where only the insiders get ahead.
• The political landscape is rife with cronyistic deals and backroom agreements.

noun a rescue procedure for a financial institution on the brink of failure, in which the institution's creditors and depositors are forced to bear some of the burden by having a portion of their debt converted into equity or written off

• The government implemented a bail-in strategy to rescue the failing bank.
• They decided to use a bail-in to save the bank from going under.
• The bank was in trouble, so they had to do a bail-in to keep it afloat.
• In times of crisis, a bail-in can be like a lifeboat for struggling financial institutions.