ORDINANCES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

ordinances

noun

plural of ordinance

as in laws

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 What Folsom proposed The City Council was considering two ordinances Tuesday that approached the issue differently. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution last week toward the start of a seven-hour meeting, in a unanimous, single vote that grouped together numerous ordinances. — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 Additionally, the law prohibits the state from overriding local ordinances limiting, prohibiting or otherwise regulating data centers. — Des Moines Register, States Newsroom, 3 Sep. 2026 Local officials said the company hasn't violated any county noise ordinances though, the outlet reported. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Known for his connections to Richard’s Bar, the old-school tavern where the city’s smoking ordinances never seem to be enforced, Dominic has reputed Outfit ties that go back many years. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The conversation shifted from tougher ordinances toward resource allocation and investing in third spaces, which are places outside of work, school or home. — Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026 The sale, the largest-ever for a single lot in city history, could potentially allow the owner to build a 55,991-square-foot house on the land under existing ordinances. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 The City Attorney's Office says the selection of WTO complied with all city ordinances. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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As of March, 386 people had been arrested under the Beijing and Hong Kong national security laws, with 176 people and four companies convicted, Reuters reported, citing the local Security Bureau.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, said while the hemispheric body cannot compel countries to keep undocumented migrants when their laws do not permit it, as in the case of the termination of TPS.

— Gérard Maxineau, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of laws

Noun

Held at Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Shaky Knees mixes major alternative acts with indie-rock veterans and emerging artists.

— Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
The Fray rose to prominence in the mid-2000s as one of the defining piano-rock acts of their era.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2026

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Republicans and Democrats alike have faced anger from voters anxious about the impact a data center built in their community will have on utility bills, property values, and quality of life.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2026
The two measures were among 13 bills Newsom enacted as a package designed to safeguard young people from technology seen as putting them at risk, including greater online privacy protection for minors.

— Reuters, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bills

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Roughly two dozen countries have statutes that classify maternal infanticide as less culpable than ordinary murder; the United States recognizes no such distinction, forcing cases like Clancy’s into the contentious framework of the insanity defense.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Obeying God’s statutes in our own lives helps open the way for others to do the same.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of statutes

Noun

That could include new signs across the entire 4,500-acre property; updated BNA Shop merchandise; shuttle bus decals, uniforms, business cards and amendments to hundreds of legal contracts, leases and other government documents.

— Molly Davis, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
While McConnell has been able to vote by proxy on amendments during committee meetings, proxy votes cannot be used to advance legislation out of committee.

— Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of amendments

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