Quota may refer to:
Economics
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Import quota
An import quota is a type of trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time. An import embargo or import ban is essentially a zero-level import quota. Quotas, ...
, a restriction on the quantity of goods that can be imported into a country
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Market Sharing Quota
The Market Sharing Quota (MSQ), In Canadian agricultural policy, is the federally-determined target for the amount of industrial milk to produce nationwide each year as part of its policy of supply management. It is determined by estimating th ...
, an economic system used in Canadian agriculture
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Milk quota
A milk quota or dairy produce quota was a historical measure used by the United Kingdom government to intervene in agriculture. Originally introduced to reflect the agricultural policies of the European Economic Community, the quota's purpose w ...
, a quota on milk production in Europe
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Individual fishing quota Individual fishing quotas (IFQs), also known as "individual transferable quotas" (ITQs), are one kind of '' catch share'', a means by which many governments regulate fishing. The regulator sets a species-specific total allowable catch (TAC), typica ...
, a quota on allowable catch
Politics
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Electoral quota
In proportional representation systems, an electoral quota is the number of votes a candidate needs to be guaranteed election. They are used in some systems where a formula other than plurality is used to allocate seats.
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Quotas in electoral systems
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Quota rule
In mathematics and political science, the quota rule describes a desired property of proportional apportionment methods. It says that the number of seats allocated to a party should be equal to their entitlement plus or minus one.Michael J. Caul ...
, a requirement for systems of
apportionment
The legal term apportionment (; Mediaeval Latin: , derived from , share), also called delimitation, is in general the distribution or allotment of proper shares, though may have different meanings in different contexts. Apportionment can refer ...
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Largest remainder methods
Demographic quotas
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Quotaism
Quotaism is the concept of organizing society by a quota system, whether by racial, gender, language or another demographic attribute. Examples of quotas include gender quotas, racial quota, and Reservation in India, reservations. The basic premi ...
, the concept of organizing society around a quota system
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Racial quota
Racial quotas in employment and education are numerical requirements or quotas for hiring, promoting, admitting and/or graduating members of a particular racial group. Racial quotas are often established as means of diminishing racial discrimi ...
, numerical requirements for hiring, promoting, admitting or graduating members of a particular racial group
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Gender quota
A gender quota is a Quotaism, quota used by countries and parties to increase women's representation or substantive equality based on gender in legislatures. Women are largely Women in government, underrepresented in parliaments and account for a ...
Music and entertainment
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''The Quota'' (Jimmy Heath album) or the title song, 1961
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''The Quota'' (Red Garland album), a 1973 song
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''Quota'' (EP), by Eleventyseven, a 2011 song
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Quota (2020 film), an Indian film
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Quota (2024 film), a Dutch animated short film
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Quota (novel), a 2014 novel by Jock Serong
Other
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Ticket quota
Ticket quotas are commonly defined as any establishment of a predetermined or specified number of traffic citations an officer must issue in a specified time. Some police departments may set "productivity goals" but deny specific quotas. In man ...
, directives by police departments for their officers to deliver a predetermined number of summons
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Disk quota, a limit that restricts disk file system usage in computing
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Quota International
Quota International, Inc. is an international service organization that, provides basic needs to women, children, the deaf, and hard of hearing in communities around the world. Quota International's world service projects were aligned with the ...
, a service organization
See also
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