acquisition

(noun)

The act or process of acquiring.

Examples of acquisition in the following topics:

  • Models of Bureaucracy

    • This is what's called an acquisition model of bureaucracy.
    • The acquisition model of bureaucracy, meanwhile, can incite succession of roles and power between different bureaucratic departments.

  • The Public-Education Function of Congress

    • Putnam's tenure also saw increasing diversity in the Library's acquisitions.
    • Putnam expanded foreign acquisitions as well.
    • Evans, who served until 1953, expanded the Library's acquisitions, cataloging and bibliographic services as much as the fiscal-minded Congress would allow, but his primary achievement was the creation of Library of Congress Missions around the world.

  • The Oversight Function

    • Examples are temporary select committee inquiries into: China's acquisition of U.S. nuclear weapons information, in 1999; the Iran-Contra affair, in 1987; intelligence agency abuses, in 1975-1976, and "Watergate," in 1973-1974.

  • Why Politics Matters

    • It examines the acquisition and application of power.

  • Income Security Policy

    • In order for a company to grow its business, it often must raise money: to finance an acquisition, buy equipment or land or invest in new product development.

  • Thinking Politically

    • Political science, the study of politics, examines the acquisition and application of power.

  • Oversight

    • Examples include temporary select committee inquiries into: China's acquisition of U.S. nuclear weapons information, in 1999; the Iran-Contra affair, in 1987; intelligence agency abuses, in 1975-1976, and "Watergate," in 1973-1974.

  • Journalistic Standards

    • While various existing codes have some differences, most share common elements: notably, the principles of truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality, fairness and public accountability as they apply to the acquisition of newsworthy information and its subsequent dissemination to the public.

  • Political Values

    • It is debated whether some values which are not clearly physiologically determined, such as altruism, are intrinsic, and whether others, such as acquisitiveness, should be valued as vices or virtues.

  • Civil Rights of Latinos

    • Many other politicians and voters instead seek to facilitate the acquisition of legal citizenship for current residents.