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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Shoppers in affected areas may find fewer local options for clothing, pharmacy and household goods as the retail landscape continues to evolve.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
But this is not the case for all the local options.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
In fact, nearly one-third of businesses are adopting a dual supply chain approach, maintaining both global and local options.
—Oyku Ilgar, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2024
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
But this is not the case for all the local options.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
In fact, nearly one-third of businesses are adopting a dual supply chain approach, maintaining both global and local options.
—Oyku Ilgar, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Local option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20option. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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