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 Local authorities also knew about the fireworks facility but did not conduct safety inspections or ensure that the companies followed local ordinances or state hazardous materials laws. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The City Council on Thursday formally introduced ordinances to approve a tax increment financing plan, or TIF, to support the stadium project. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 The Santa Cruz County and City of Santa Cruz ordinances go into effect on January 1, 2027, and the Capitola ordinance on July 1, 2027. — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Before adopting a pig, please consider their needs for companionship, city ordinances and HOA restrictions, routine piggie care and the long-term commitment that coms with adopting a potbelly pig. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The city, however, maintains that failing to microchip or spay or neuter a dog violates city ordinances but falls short of abuse. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 These ordinances were proposed in light of burglaries at businesses with video gaming machines in New Lenox and across Will and Cook counties, officials said. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 15 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

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Noun

Tax laws or regulations are subject to change at any time and can have a substantial impact on an actual client situation.

— Rob Edwards, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The same statute says the state board is responsible for ensuring local school boards comply with state laws and regulations.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of laws

Noun

Formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1995, Slipknot became one of the most commercially successful metal acts of the past three decades.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
It was defined in a United Nations Convention, adopted in the wake of the Holocaust, as acts that are committed with the intention of destroying — in whole or in part — a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of acts

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Overnight, the winner of November’s election will have the authority to set the state budget, draft legislation, veto bills, and greenlight or kill lawmakers’ pet projects.

— Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The bipartisan bills were introduced by Republican Senator John Hoeven and Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth.

— Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bills

Noun

Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The monarch is entitled to sovereign immunity under customary international law and according to Australian statutes including the Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 and the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of statutes

Noun

The community nurse hadn’t even bothered to rewrite it, and the polite doctor simply stamped under her amendments.

— Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
In a 77 to 22 vote, the Senate passed the bill, known as the Protect College Sports Act, with some amendments.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of amendments

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