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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
Dickson and his frequent collaborator, the former Texas solicitor general Jonathan Mitchell, were outspoken about their plans to use the New Mexico ordinances as a stepping stone to get the expansion of the Comstock law ratified before the Supreme Court.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Under street engagement, police officers, homeless outreach team members and new park rangers will enforce city ordinances in the streets while offering help to those who want it.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
His testimony was part of a lawsuit filed against the city by a local resident who argued the city has failed to punish demonstrators who violate noise ordinances and disturb the peace of the neighborhood.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
These laws apply to all buildings three stories or higher—coastal and inland—unless city or county ordinances impose even stricter standards.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Etherly said the ordinances and executive actions will save the city more than $600,000 per year.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
Glendale repealed rules banning panhandling and restricting pedestrians from stopping in roadways or medians after a lawsuit was filed to challenge the ordinances.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Lexington and Louisville have different ordinances, so LMPD will continue following our ban on no-knock warrants.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Coronado and Chula Vista both adopted ordinances this year to prohibit e-bikes for children younger than 12.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Under street engagement, police officers, homeless outreach team members and new park rangers will enforce city ordinances in the streets while offering help to those who want it.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
His testimony was part of a lawsuit filed against the city by a local resident who argued the city has failed to punish demonstrators who violate noise ordinances and disturb the peace of the neighborhood.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
These laws apply to all buildings three stories or higher—coastal and inland—unless city or county ordinances impose even stricter standards.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Etherly said the ordinances and executive actions will save the city more than $600,000 per year.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
Glendale repealed rules banning panhandling and restricting pedestrians from stopping in roadways or medians after a lawsuit was filed to challenge the ordinances.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Lexington and Louisville have different ordinances, so LMPD will continue following our ban on no-knock warrants.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Coronado and Chula Vista both adopted ordinances this year to prohibit e-bikes for children younger than 12.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordinances
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More than 20 states have restricted the practice through laws – including some that were backed by Republican governors.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Under a pending agreement with ICE, the Guard's role enforcing immigration laws could expand to providing additional military personnel to be trained by ICE and deputized into assisting with policing immigration.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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These clubs began hiring brass musicians, and top acts included the Olympia Brass Band, Eureka Brass and the Young Tuxedo Brass.—
Jenny Adams,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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European officials have also been warning about other hybrid threats and suspect Moscow was behind a string of incidents, including the sabotage of an undersea cable, cyberattacks, GPS jamming of civil aviation, and even acts of arson.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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During the second trial in 2025, Thompson’s attorney, David Hayakawa, revealed to the court that $3,900 in large bills had been found next to Tokuhara's body.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Since none of the 12 appropriations bills have been approved, this shutdown is more extensive than the partial shutdown that started in December 2018, when Congress had enacted five of the 12 appropriations bills, said the nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank Committee for a Responsible Budget.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Only one case has resulted in federal charges for imitating an officer – another break from the past four administrations, when roughly half of the ICE-imposter cases were charged under federal statutes.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Reductions in force, on the other hand, are guided by regulations stemming from the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944 and other statutes, according to the lawsuit, which argues that those statutes are not applicable during a shutdown.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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This includes new visas, renewals and amendments.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Shall the charter amendments be adopted?—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ordinances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordinances. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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