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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
Municipal officials help decide how the city budget is spent, what local ordinances should be, and what projects to support with tax breaks, zoning changes and more.
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The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Citing a surge in reckless riding and pedestrian close-calls, some South Florida municipalities are launching safety campaigns or passing ordinances to regulate e-bikes on neighborhood streets and sidewalks.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Lakewood council members approved four separate ordinances last October that, among other things, eliminated minimum parking requirements and limited the size of a home, while lifting restrictions on how many units could be in that home.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Lakewood enacted rezoning ordinances to permit higher density in an effort to increase supply and lower home prices and rents.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The solution can help the plants bloom, but follow city and HOA ordinances.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Similar ordinances have also been voted on in other cities throughout the county.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
And decibel levels would abide by local noise ordinances, with the facility’s HVAC system making about as much sound as a standard office system, according to the company.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The complaint also alleges that the project is violating ordinances setting limits on lighting and noise levels, and an ordinance that prohibits storage of combustible materials, including diesel generators.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Citing a surge in reckless riding and pedestrian close-calls, some South Florida municipalities are launching safety campaigns or passing ordinances to regulate e-bikes on neighborhood streets and sidewalks.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Lakewood council members approved four separate ordinances last October that, among other things, eliminated minimum parking requirements and limited the size of a home, while lifting restrictions on how many units could be in that home.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Lakewood enacted rezoning ordinances to permit higher density in an effort to increase supply and lower home prices and rents.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The solution can help the plants bloom, but follow city and HOA ordinances.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Similar ordinances have also been voted on in other cities throughout the county.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
And decibel levels would abide by local noise ordinances, with the facility’s HVAC system making about as much sound as a standard office system, according to the company.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The complaint also alleges that the project is violating ordinances setting limits on lighting and noise levels, and an ordinance that prohibits storage of combustible materials, including diesel generators.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordinances
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The ban does not apply in Macao and Hong Kong — where the BTS tour lands in 2027 — because both are special regions in China with their own governments and laws.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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This drop is partly the result of many smoking laws enacted in the past 50 years.—
Marie Helweg-Larsen,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Typical events, like the Super Bowl or large musical acts like Taylor Swift and Beyonce, at either of the venues, have clogged city streets and created a safety issue, Davidson says.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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One of the emerging acts on the bill that year was a rock combo out of New York called The Strokes.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Assembly Bill 46, which is in a Senate committee, is the furthest along of three reform bills in the legislative process.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Grocery bills will cause mass distress in checkout lines.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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The legislation represents a major modernization of the state’s statutes governing nonprofit corporations to bring them into alignment with the American Bar Association’s Model Nonprofit Corporation Act that has now been adopted by 37 states.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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City officials said those payments were part of the terms of Dustman’s resignation, but the exact terms were not public records under Missouri statutes on closed records.—
Ben Wheeler
April 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Again, amendments to association governing documents may be required to avoid any incompatibilities.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rather than engaging with the policy’s details, some used the process to relitigate the premise itself or to propose amendments that had little to do with implementation.—
Rep. Nick Menapace,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ordinances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordinances. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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