as in governments
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
the United States has no jurisdiction over Cuba
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Recent Examples of jurisdictions
Many jurisdictions around the world are rushing to complete frameworks to regulate stablecoins to attract issuers.
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Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That includes government buildings pertaining to the state, federal, city, county and school district, among other government jurisdictions, as well as parklands, hospitals, universities, museums and other major nonprofits.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Other jurisdictions are floating child care access programs, too, and child care is top of mind for many voters.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Now this data, covering more than 3,000 counties and other jurisdictions, is in one place.
—Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The Suffolk County district attorney’s office, one of the most populous jurisdictions in the state, is based in Boston and prosecuted Louise’s case.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon warned jurisdictions considering reparations packages that approving them would violate the law.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
The New York Times reported that the pandemic caused global supply chain issues at a time when more jurisdictions were buying trucks.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Other jurisdictions around California are also asking the same questions to try to reduce costs to reduce affordable housing costs, McCarty said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That includes government buildings pertaining to the state, federal, city, county and school district, among other government jurisdictions, as well as parklands, hospitals, universities, museums and other major nonprofits.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Other jurisdictions are floating child care access programs, too, and child care is top of mind for many voters.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Now this data, covering more than 3,000 counties and other jurisdictions, is in one place.
—Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The Suffolk County district attorney’s office, one of the most populous jurisdictions in the state, is based in Boston and prosecuted Louise’s case.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon warned jurisdictions considering reparations packages that approving them would violate the law.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
The New York Times reported that the pandemic caused global supply chain issues at a time when more jurisdictions were buying trucks.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Other jurisdictions around California are also asking the same questions to try to reduce costs to reduce affordable housing costs, McCarty said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurisdictions
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Every action counts, whether reducing HFCs, investing in sustainable cooling, or holding governments accountable for climate commitments.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Borrowing costs have surged for businesses and governments in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in the last five years, according to a new report by Moody’s.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The big focus from the new rules are on things related to teams of super heroes.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Charter schools are overseen by independent boards, overwhelmingly, like nonprofit boards of directors that manage the oversight and then follow all or most of the same government rules related to public schools.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Houry had worked at the agency for a decade—spanning four administrations and six directors— before resigning in protest against Kennedy's leadership soon after Monarez's ouster.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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The decision safeguards employees' reputations by requiring corrections to personnel records and ensures that future administrations cannot bypass statutory protections to carry out purges of the workforce.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, Brzytwa suggested that many companies may be prepared to maintain prices, based on front-loading of inventory by firms in anticipation of more complicated tariff regimes coming.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The former editor and co-founder of Irish Illustrated, Pete has covered six different regimes in South Bend, reporting on the Fighting Irish from the end of the Bob Davie years through the Marcus Freeman era.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Jurisdictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurisdictions. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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