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ordinance
Synonyms and Antonyms of ordinance
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
- A local ordinance forbids all street parking during snowstorms.
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law, rule, regulation, precept, statute, ordinance, canon mean a principle governing action or procedure. law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority.
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- obey the law
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- the rules of the game
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- regulations affecting nuclear power plants
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- the precepts of effective writing
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- a statute requiring the use of seat belts
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- a city ordinance
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- the canons of good taste
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