Discretionary

Each member of the city council received an annual allocation of discretionary funds which could be used to support special projects in their respective council districts.

The company owner had great faith in Tom's discretionary abilities, so he was granted the authority to exercise his own judgment in handling difficult and sensitive problems as he saw fit.

The court ruled that the mayor's decision to use public funds to make a loan to assist a local business, which shortly afterward declared bankruptcy, had been within the scope of the mayor's discretionary powers in the normal discharge of his duties.

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The new normal: Will demand quickly return to pre-COVID levels? Unlikely, if only because with the country (and the world) in deep recession, many younger people will be in serious financial difficulty. A lack of disposable income simply won't allow them much discretionary travel.