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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In Nashville, voters are being asked to vote for or against a measure that would raise the local option sales tax by 0.5% to fund a transit, sidewalks and traffic signalization plan with a capital cost of $3.096 billion.
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David Plazas, The Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2024
Here are the best local options for luxury travel connoisseurs who seek the elevated Anaheim experience:
Where To Stay In Anaheim
Featuring spacious rooms with views of the parks (and the nightly fireworks), the JW Marriott, Anaheim is the perfect blend of luxury and proximity.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Those taxes include: local option sales tax business tax
motor vehicle tax
local rental car tax
tourist accommodation or hotel occupancy tax
residential development tax
Any combination of surcharges on those taxes can be proposed to finance the projects proposed in Metro's plan.
—Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
Other local options include 704 Shop T-shirts and Glory Days Apparel's golf collection
Be smart about your footwear.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
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David Plazas, The Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2024
Here are the best local options for luxury travel connoisseurs who seek the elevated Anaheim experience:
Where To Stay In Anaheim
Featuring spacious rooms with views of the parks (and the nightly fireworks), the JW Marriott, Anaheim is the perfect blend of luxury and proximity.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Those taxes include: local option sales tax business tax
motor vehicle tax
local rental car tax
tourist accommodation or hotel occupancy tax
residential development tax
Any combination of surcharges on those taxes can be proposed to finance the projects proposed in Metro's plan.
—Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
Other local options include 704 Shop T-shirts and Glory Days Apparel's golf collection
Be smart about your footwear.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for local option
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“Local option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20option. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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