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. 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 See All Example Sentences for local option

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of local option was in 1868

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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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