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a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
a local ordinance forbids all street parking during snowstorms
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Recent Examples of ordinances
County officials say the goal is to keep plastic out of the environment and align Placer County with similar ordinances already in place in the Town of Truckee and the City of South Lake Tahoe.
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Conor McGill, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, residents have staged large protests as some local and state officials drafted ordinances and legislation seeking to block the detention centers.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The bill would also preempt any municipal zoning restrictions or ordinances that are not consistent with local zoning requirements and regulations.
—Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 4 Feb. 2026
In Cincinnati, homeowners and tenants are responsible for keeping sidewalks free of snow and ice, according to city ordinances.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
If neighbors were going to go big, neighbors said, King would go bigger, using whatever Kansas City ordinances or HOA bylaws — or lack of ordinances or by-laws — to his advantage.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
The measure triggered a storm of publicity and a nationwide debate over the merits of using local ordinances to control gun ownership, but was upheld in 1984 by the Illinois Supreme Court.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
In Texas, parking in front of someone's house is generally legal, as public streets are open for use by anyone unless local ordinances state otherwise.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Fortunato Bas chairs the Alameda County Together for All (ACT) committee which began drafting the ordinances last fall amid the launch of a Bay Area immigration enforcement operation which was eventually called off.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Conor McGill, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, residents have staged large protests as some local and state officials drafted ordinances and legislation seeking to block the detention centers.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The bill would also preempt any municipal zoning restrictions or ordinances that are not consistent with local zoning requirements and regulations.
—Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 4 Feb. 2026
In Cincinnati, homeowners and tenants are responsible for keeping sidewalks free of snow and ice, according to city ordinances.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
If neighbors were going to go big, neighbors said, King would go bigger, using whatever Kansas City ordinances or HOA bylaws — or lack of ordinances or by-laws — to his advantage.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
The measure triggered a storm of publicity and a nationwide debate over the merits of using local ordinances to control gun ownership, but was upheld in 1984 by the Illinois Supreme Court.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
In Texas, parking in front of someone's house is generally legal, as public streets are open for use by anyone unless local ordinances state otherwise.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Fortunato Bas chairs the Alameda County Together for All (ACT) committee which began drafting the ordinances last fall amid the launch of a Bay Area immigration enforcement operation which was eventually called off.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordinances
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Straight men, in particular, are only talked about, kept in the background, or appearing as authority figures trying to uphold absurd laws and traditions.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Often, competitive incentives offered by state governments, state laws that are less friendly to labor unions than many northern states and access to major transportation networks are among the reasons behind the industry’s rise in the South.—
Brian Moody,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The government insists the case has nothing to do with a free press, saying the defendants used news reporting as a pretext for years to commit acts that harmed China and Hong Kong.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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This one will be a family affair and feature a pair of second-generation Ragweed acts.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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The 44-year-old, who paid his bills early in his curling career by running an M&M Meat frozen food franchise, started a bonspiel (tournament) to encourage kids to get involved in curling.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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The state must lower property taxes, as well as lower utility bills and insurance premiums.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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One of those statutes requires election officials to keep voter registration records for 22 months after an election.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Evans said investigators were examining whether election improprieties in Fulton County amounted to violations of federal statutes governing the preservation of election records and the knowing deprivation of a fair election.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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The legislation's proponents have called on him to use a maneuver known as a talking filibuster to sidestep the 60-vote threshold for ending debate, but doing so would eat up valuable floor time and enable Democrats to offer unlimited amendments.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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One of the amendments included hospital police officers.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ordinances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordinances. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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