as in governments
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
the United States has no jurisdiction over Cuba
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Recent Examples of jurisdictions
That committee will consider outstanding enforcement and procedural questions, including how small jurisdictions can best enforce fireworks regulations and how hobby rocketry should be regulated.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Marci Andino, a former South Carolina election official who now runs the EI-ISAC as executive director, said without federal backing, a big challenge is just communicating with the thousands of election jurisdictions.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 16 June 2026
Just recently, several jurisdictions in Wisconsin ended their contracts with Flock, and city workers in Dayton, Ohio began covering cameras in that community over privacy and data-sharing concerns, according to news reports.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
That uncertainty will resolve differently across jurisdictions, undermining the global consistency the FSB exists to promote.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Meanwhile, some Jackson County taxing jurisdictions have criticized the county’s tax policies as hasty and damaging.
—Ilana Arougheti
june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
Broward was motivated to increase funding to the Broward Sheriff’s Office by $4 million to boost pay and benefits to 911 operators who were being lured away by higher-paying jobs in neighboring jurisdictions.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Loan products may not be available in certain jurisdictions.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 9 June 2026
And around the country, some jurisdictions are hosting tool libraries that allow people to borrow expensive tools just like library books.
—Michael Weissenstein, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Marci Andino, a former South Carolina election official who now runs the EI-ISAC as executive director, said without federal backing, a big challenge is just communicating with the thousands of election jurisdictions.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 16 June 2026
Just recently, several jurisdictions in Wisconsin ended their contracts with Flock, and city workers in Dayton, Ohio began covering cameras in that community over privacy and data-sharing concerns, according to news reports.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
That uncertainty will resolve differently across jurisdictions, undermining the global consistency the FSB exists to promote.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Meanwhile, some Jackson County taxing jurisdictions have criticized the county’s tax policies as hasty and damaging.
—Ilana Arougheti
june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
Broward was motivated to increase funding to the Broward Sheriff’s Office by $4 million to boost pay and benefits to 911 operators who were being lured away by higher-paying jobs in neighboring jurisdictions.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Loan products may not be available in certain jurisdictions.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 9 June 2026
And around the country, some jurisdictions are hosting tool libraries that allow people to borrow expensive tools just like library books.
—Michael Weissenstein, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurisdictions
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Democratic states, including California, have fought back by filing lawsuits against federal agencies over certain policies and actions affecting governments programs such as SNAP.—
Lizzie Kane
June 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Analysts have noted that companies and governments worldwide now have more incentive to build their own models or turn to Chinese open-source alternatives.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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That’s because your personal circumstance and finances (such as other sources of retirement income and your tax bracket) can be complex and so are the Social Security rules governing them.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Guzzetti said skydiving companies are governed by the same rules any private plane owner has to follow and not the more stringent rules that charter flight operators and airlines adhere to.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Vance is traveling to Maine to promote the administrations' anti-fraud initiatives.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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So this is something that a lot of presidential administrations have rested their policy on.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Four different regimes, with four different ideologies, of two opposing countries dispatched at the behest of one imperial power.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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For generations, Black South Africans lived under racist regimes that viewed them as little more than disposable cheap labor.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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“Jurisdictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurisdictions. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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