assistance

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But I'm not really sure that their assistance is also being channeled in the right way.

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  1. noun The act of assisting.
  2. noun Aid; help: financial assistance.

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  • But I'm not really sure that their assistance is also being channeled in the right way. —  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on aid versus trade
  • I want Jun Hua sacked, today, or my assistance will be as limited as I've already said This is--" Quinones couldn't find words Is that all?" —  Analog, July-August 2006
  • They said the assistance was agreed to in principle by UGC chairman Sukhadeo Thorat during his recent interaction with the senior officials of the universities of the region, including vice-chancellors and education department officials of the state governments in Guwahati. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • This assistance is available to eligible producers beginning with harvest or shearing season and extending through the program year.
  • "This assistance was a carefully guarded state secret since it was in breach of UN resolutions," Harmon said. —  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
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  1. Early modern English and Middle English assistence, later, after F., assistance, from Middle Latin assistentia, from Latin assistere: see assist and assistant.
 

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/əˈsɪstəns/
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