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  1. Targeting

    Targeting in politics is widely used in determining the resources of time, money, and manpower to be deployed in political campaigns. Political parties, campaign committees and political action committees prefer to place their resources disproportionately in constituencies where victory is possible, but not assured.

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  1. targeting

    The process of selecting and prioritizing targets and matching the appropriate response to them, considering operational requirements and capabilities. See also joint targeting coordination board; target.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of targeting in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of targeting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of targeting in a Sentence

  1. Lisa Reinsberg:

    Acts of genocide are motivated by a desire to destroy a particular group, crimes against humanity are defined as targeting individuals systematically or on a large scale, but those individuals are not necessarily part of the same group.

  2. Josh Gottheimer:

    We simply can’t run the risk of funds being utilized by an ISIS-inspired terrorist or domestic extremist to carry out another attack, whether that’s at Ground Zero, a shooting in Jersey City targeting the Jewish community, in temples, at schools….

  3. Associated Press:

    Just a month after entering the race, Mr. Kasich is rising in the polls in New Hampshire, winning head-turning endorsements and drawing new voters to his events who were impressed with his debate performance last week. And his gains could have a significant ripple effect on the Republican primary in this state and beyond, because he is appealing to many of the same voters that former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey are targeting.

  4. The FBI alert:

    They research employees who manage money and use language specific to the company they are targeting, then they request a wire fraud transfer using dollar amounts that lend legitimacy.

  5. Mike Marasigan:

    We've been having a hard time targeting those in the depressed areas, they were also our problem when asked to report their symptoms, and they're also the ones we've been having a hard time convincing that they need to get vaccinated.

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