45 CFR § 1326.83 - Use of gender and number.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1326.83"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1326.83 - Use of gender and number."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1326.83"
section_name: "Use of gender and number."
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING"
part_number: "1326"
part_name: "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FORMULA GRANT PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 15001"
regulatory_source: "80 FR 44807, July 27, 2015, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 81 FR 35645, June 3, 2016."
cfr_part: "1326"
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# 1326.83 Use of gender and number.

As used in this subpart, words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things, and vice versa. Words importing either gender may be applied to the other gender or to organizations.