local option
noun
: the power granted by a legislature to a political subdivision to determine by popular vote the local applicability of a law on a controversial issue (such as the sale of liquor)
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Her goal is to give readers a local option with more variety than what’s available at national chains or online stores.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Staff can recommend from among what seems like an ever-growing list of local options, available to visit by taking out the property’s vintage car for a spin across the valley.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mayoral race spotlights local option taxes The City Council authorized a $200,000 contract with the Citizens Research Council of Michigan earlier this year to examine the feasibility of local option taxes.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
During August, there is no Florida sales tax or local option tax for school supplies.
—Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Staff can recommend from among what seems like an ever-growing list of local options, available to visit by taking out the property’s vintage car for a spin across the valley.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mayoral race spotlights local option taxes The City Council authorized a $200,000 contract with the Citizens Research Council of Michigan earlier this year to examine the feasibility of local option taxes.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
During August, there is no Florida sales tax or local option tax for school supplies.
—Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Local option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20option. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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