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 Mayor Quinton Lucas on Thursday formally introduced ordinances to the City Council that would direct the city to consider host city agreements for the two 2031 events. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 The local ordinances remain on the books, but employers are no longer required to follow their criminal history timing restrictions because state law preempts them. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 In bodycam footage, a Sacramento police officer directly cites Grants Pass as a reason that the city has stepped up enforcement of anti-camping ordinances. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Ibiza is famous for outdoor dance parties, but by the mid-2000s, after-midnight sound ordinances had pushed its superclubs indoors. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026 That can lead them to feel pressure to build new roads, modify their land-use ordinances and approve requests from companies wishing to build within their boundaries. — Laura Mullenbach, Fortune, 14 July 2026 The counties of San Mateo, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz have non-cooperation policies or ordinances on the books. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 The state also explicitly bars localities from adopting their own antidiscrimination ordinances. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2026 The city also needs to change its own outdated ordinances but is waiting until the new rules are enacted, management analyst Giovanni Jungo told the Elgin City Council at its Wednesday night meeting. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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Noun

Looking ahead Audemard, the retired geologist who warned about a large-scale earthquake for years, said the experts’ recommendations need to be reflected in laws and building codes.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Passed in 1979, the current plan has been lapped not only by Boise’s land-use laws, but also by construction materials, preservation practices and architecture itself.

— Mark Dee July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

Definition of laws

Noun

In a screenplay structured in three acts, that’s the point at which everything falls apart.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
The 14th Amendment’s foundational principles include birthright citizenship, due process, equal protection under the law, and the prohibition for heads of state to engage in acts of insurrection.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of acts

Noun

The weight of the world—the dismal news alerts, the rent bills, the doomscrolling—isn’t putting them in the mood for lighthearted banter or seductive dancing or organic inquisitiveness.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
While the outgoing Congress typically passes a series of bills prior to ending its term in early January, there are a series of major legislative issues related to government funding and defense that have yet to be addressed.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of bills

Noun

All of these tariffs are being instituted using a variety of different statutes, known by three-digit numbers - 122, 338, 232, 301 - for the sections of laws being invoked.

— Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026
Following the report, both StubHub and Baker were hit with a class action lawsuit over allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation and violation of state consumer protection statutes among other claims.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of statutes

Noun

However, neither of these amendments would have decreased the tax burden attached to a home in the same way many of those being voted on later in the year will.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026
According to the Post, Vice Chairman of the ACHP, Travis Voyles, has asked council members to vote on the draft amendments by Friday.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

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