The dole was a governmental policy in Ancient Rome which provided a fixed amount of grain (or bread) to a substantial portion of male Roman citizens, initially at a low fixed cost and later for free.

DOLE - department of labor and employment (Philippines)

Bob Dole

Elizabeth Dole

American, Australian, British, New Zealand and Irish slang for unemployment benefits.

Sanford B. Dole

James Dole

Dole Food Company

Vincent Dole

Mary Phylinda Dole

Dole, a commune in the Jura département in France

La Dôle, a mountain in Switzerland

The dole, a British English term for state-subsidized living wages, equivalent to American English "welfare."