zoning

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[ˈzəʊnɪŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the classification of land according to restrictions placed on its use and development
(e.g: the property's zoning would allow taller buildings than proposed)

- (especially in Nigeria) the practice of allocating nominations for certain political offices to candidates from particular regions as part of an unofficial power-sharing arrangement within a political party
(e.g: those opposed to zoning argued that the party's presidential standard bearer could come from any part of the country)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries