Definition of "conditionality" []

• A state of being subject to conditions. (noun)
• A condition applied to the access of a government to credit facilities and other international financial assistance, especially from the IMF and the World Bank. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "And yet, we must always be aware of underlying political tensions and sensitivities-where conditionality is construed as interference."
• "Romanian and Bulgarian membership comes after a decade of "conditionality" -- whereby Brussels has compelled the two countries to implement tens of thousands of pages of EU law (the acquis, in Euro-jargon) and to improve domestic administration and adjudication, as well as fight crime and corruption."
• "The buzz phrase of the new system will be "conditionality" - the idea of working for benefits under a contract with the state."