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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Buying silver is more accessible than ever, with a wide range of online dealers and local options available.
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Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Residents can choose to request a hotel stay at one of several local options, which the city has partnerned with through Monday to provide temporary housing, city officials said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
That rules out the non-local option for a theory of gravity.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
With no local options, Indigo started looking in Atlanta.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Residents can choose to request a hotel stay at one of several local options, which the city has partnerned with through Monday to provide temporary housing, city officials said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
That rules out the non-local option for a theory of gravity.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
With no local options, Indigo started looking in Atlanta.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Local option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20option. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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