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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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Recent Examples of ordinances
Elected leaders give city management direction and OK ordinances, while city staff executes those decisions and drafts policies or proposals for the council to consider.
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Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Stigma and barriers persist Thirty minutes away from Hillsboro, however, Reedsburg’s zoning ordinances prohibit mobile and manufactured homes outside of mobile home parks, where homeowners pay a monthly fee to rent a lot.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
In lieu of an outright ban, some cities and townships have gone the way of creating ordinances trying to regulate setbacks, enforce visual screening, or ground buffers.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Similar ordinances exist in Butte, Tehama and Glenn counties, among others.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Under current city ordinances, residents can face penalty fees worth hundreds of dollars if vegetation on their property grows taller than 1 foot.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
One of the goals of these San Diego ordinances is to prevent local resources from being used on immigration enforcement.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
This week, the cities of Lee’s Summit and Independence passed ordinances setting limits on how and where city vendors and events can operate during the World Cup.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
While city ordinances would classify the business as a truck stop because two of the four diesel fueling spots can accommodate tractor trailers, the facility isn’t planned to have any of the typical amenities of a truck stop like showers or even places to park tractor trailers.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Stigma and barriers persist Thirty minutes away from Hillsboro, however, Reedsburg’s zoning ordinances prohibit mobile and manufactured homes outside of mobile home parks, where homeowners pay a monthly fee to rent a lot.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
In lieu of an outright ban, some cities and townships have gone the way of creating ordinances trying to regulate setbacks, enforce visual screening, or ground buffers.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Similar ordinances exist in Butte, Tehama and Glenn counties, among others.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Under current city ordinances, residents can face penalty fees worth hundreds of dollars if vegetation on their property grows taller than 1 foot.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
One of the goals of these San Diego ordinances is to prevent local resources from being used on immigration enforcement.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
This week, the cities of Lee’s Summit and Independence passed ordinances setting limits on how and where city vendors and events can operate during the World Cup.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
While city ordinances would classify the business as a truck stop because two of the four diesel fueling spots can accommodate tractor trailers, the facility isn’t planned to have any of the typical amenities of a truck stop like showers or even places to park tractor trailers.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordinances
Noun
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The cemetery of good but dead laws is infinite; the main thing is that social forces exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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On the one hand, consumer protection laws are a hallmark of the region.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And the Hall of Fame is now starting to take in acts like the White Stripes who broke after the turn of the millennium.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Outkast, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon and several other musical acts have officially been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Individual customers' bills will vary according to their usage rates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Midterm elections will see congressional battlegrounds in states where fast-rising electric bills or data center hotspots — or both — are fomenting community uprisings.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The ‘major questions’ doctrine, a principle way to interpret statutes, prevents Congress from hiding major powers in insignificant laws.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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That left Barrett, who, as a follower of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, is deeply committed to interpreting statutes based on their text.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These areas lack the infrastructure to help protect them, like bike lanes, trails and parks, and cannot compensate for the recent amendments, BikeWalkKC director of policy Michael Kelley told The Star.—
PJ Green
November 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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Test your soil for nutrient and pH imbalances and add amendments as needed.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ordinances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordinances. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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