Doles
Kansas political surname
Doles is the third-person singular of dole, meaning to distribute in small portions, usually with reluctance or condescension: The supervisor doles out assignments one at a time.
The noun dole refers to government unemployment benefits, especially in British English: living on the dole.
To dole something out suggests measured, grudging allocation rather than generosity.
Comfort and prosperity
- handoutsItems distributed freely
- rationsControlled food portions
- allotmentsDistributed shares or portions
- parcelsWrapped items for delivery
portions · disbursements · allocations · shares · benefits · payments · subsidies · aid
One pursuing employment
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- queueOrdered waiting line
- unemployedWithout a job
claiming · allowance · office · signing · subsistence · means-tested · claimant · hardship
welfare
Comfort and prosperity
- handoutsItems distributed freely
- rationsControlled food portions
- allotmentsDistributed shares or portions
parcels · portions · disbursements · allocations · shares · benefits · payments · subsidies · aid · assistance
jobseeker
One pursuing employment
unemployed · claiming · allowance · office · signing · subsistence · means-tested · claimant · hardship · dependency
distributes
Apportions to multiple parties
apportions · allocates · divides · parcels · hands out · shares · splits · rations · measures · assigns
DolesClintons
American political family
Bill Clinton · Kennedys · Ted Kennedy · Obamas · Hubert Humphrey
DolesBill Clinton
JFK · Barack Obama · Ronald Reagan · Donald Trump · Kennedys
- dole outDistribute in portions
- doled outDistributed in portions
- doling outDistributing in portions
- dole queuesLines awaiting unemployment payments
- Bob Dole