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Meaning of "local option" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOCAL OPTION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOCAL OPTION

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Local option is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LOCAL OPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Local option

A local option is the ability of local political jurisdictions, typically counties or municipalities, to allow decisions on certain controversial issues based on popular vote within their borders. In practice, it usually relates to the issue of alcoholic beverage sales. As described by an encyclopedia in 1907, local option is the "license granted to the inhabitants of a district to extinguish or reduce the sale of intoxicants in their midst." while a 1911 Encyclopædia describes it as "specifically used in politics of the power given to the electorate of a particular district to choose whether licences for the sale of intoxicating liquor should be granted or not." This form of "local option" has also been termed termed "local veto." Local option regarding alcohol was first used in the temperance movement as a means to bring about prohibition gradually. The Anti-Saloon League initially decided to use local option as the mechanism to bring about nation-wide prohibition. Its intent was to work across the country at the local level. In many instances, however, this was not the agenda.

Definition of local option in the English dictionary

The definition of local option in the dictionary is the privilege of a municipality, county, etc, to determine by referendum whether a particular activity, esp the sale of liquor, shall be permitted there.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOCAL OPTION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LOCAL OPTION

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Synonyms and antonyms of local option in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «local option» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOCAL OPTION

Find out the translation of local option to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of local option from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «local option» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

本地选项
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

opción local
570 millions of speakers

English

local option
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्थानीय विकल्प
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخيار المحلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

местный вариант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

opção local
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থানীয় ঋণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

option locale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pinjaman tempatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lokale Option
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地方選択権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지역 옵션
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Silihan lokal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lựa chọn địa phương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்ளூர் கடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्थानिक कर्ज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yerel kredi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

opzione locale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opcja lokalnego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

місцевий варіант
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

opțiune locale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τοπική επιλογή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plaaslike opsie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lokal alternativ
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lokale alternativet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of local option

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCAL OPTION»

The term «local option» is normally little used and occupies the 120.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCAL OPTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about local option

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCAL OPTION»

Discover the use of local option in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to local option and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International ...
form “alliances”within their respective colonies for the purpose of lobbying their respective colonial governments for local-option policies. Due to these organized efforts,by the 1890s,each colony had introduced Sunday closings of hotels, and ...
Jack S. Blocker, David M. Fahey, Ian R. Tyrrell, 2003
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Pathways to Prohibition: Radicals, Moderates, and Social ...
As in Pennsylvania, other northern campaigns for general local option strengthened state temperance networks but produced few lasting results during the postwar period. In the 1870s and 1880s, for example, centralized anti-liquor ...
Ann-Marie E. Szymanski, 2003
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Local Tax Policy: A Federalist Perspective
Local-Option. Sales. and. Excise. Taxes. In regard to the use of the general sales tax in an urban area, I would be hard pressed to find a reason why this should be done. —Robert Wassmer, 1998 he increasing costs of local government ...
David Brunori, 2007
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Solar Energy Markets: An Analysis of the Global Solar Industry
An Analysis of the Global Solar Industry Philip G. Jordan. ○ City of Ann Arbor— PACE Financing ○ Local Option—Property Assessed Clean Energy Minnesota ○ Local Option—Energy Improvement Financing Programs Missouri ○ Jefferson  ...
Philip G. Jordan, 2013
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Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State ...
Iowa. General Assembly. Senate. By Senator Byers, from four hundred seventy- two residents of senatorial district 26 favoring local option. By Senator Colburn, from three hundred eighteen residents of senatorial district 18 favoring local option.
Iowa. General Assembly. Senate
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U.S. Master Sales and Use Tax Guide (2008)
423.2). If 430 Local Taxes A local option sales and service tax (LOST) of up to 1% may be imposed by counties on the same basis as state sales and service tax; a city may not impose a local option tax except under special circumstances (Sec.
CCH Tax Law Editors, CCH Incorporated, 2008
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Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City
1917, the local option law that Anderson had spoken of at his first press conference had become a real possibility. The Anti-Saloon League's proposal for local option was essentially an attempt to introduce Prohibition to the state on the local ...
Michael A. LERNER, 2009
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Shaping the Eighteenth Amendment: Temperance Reform, Legal ...
One particular halfway measure, local option, was the league's favored legislative means. Most league workers would have agreed with W. A. Pier- son, who characterized local option as "a species of prohibition." From 1896 to 1908 the ...
Richard F. Hamm, 1995
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The Moderates' Dilemma: Massive Resistance to School ...
Opponents attempted to substitute local option amendments, but each failed. Boothe and Dalton tried to reintroduce their bill that had been defeated in February; Boothe cited the example of North Carolina, where federal courts had upheld the ...
Matthew D. Lassiter, Andrew B. Lewis, 1998
10
From Demon to Darling: A Legal History of Wine in America
Temperance reformers also exhorted state legislators to codify, on a statewide basis, the concept of local option. Under this approach, the state would authorize the voters of each locality (generally a town, city, or county) to determine whether  ...
Richard Mendelson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOCAL OPTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term local option is used in the context of the following news items.
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Timing of school administrator's suspension raises eyebrows …
That same month, the district asked voters in a mail-in election to give its Board of Education the authority to raise the local option budget to 33 ... «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
2
Cerro Gordo County enjoys supporting role in economic development
Cerro Gordo County has pledged $456,000 from its capital project fund and $200,000 in local option sales tax revenue towards that project. «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Hall 911 systems getting upgrades - Gainesville Times
It's one of the first big-budget items to be paid for with revenue from a new round of special purpose local option sales tax, or SPLOST VII, which ... «Gainesville Times, Jul 15»
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A survey of legislation on Second Amendment issues in 2015 - The …
Tennessee: local option to ban licensed carry in public parks has been removed. Protection of firearms in parking lots was improved. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Neighbors Against The Quarry appealing decision to reopen site
Deweese now looks forward to offering another local option for materials and services and continuing to be a valuable member of the ... «WBKO, Jul 15»
6
Supervisors Address Public Input And Funding Of Housing Study
A motion to have the $10,000 paid from the local option sales tax fund was approved by the board this morning (Monday). © 2012 - 2015 ... «1380 KCIM, Jul 15»
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Commercial development continues in Wilmington as new …
Exteriors are being fixed up with the help of 1 percent local option tax revenue. Applications are still being accepted. "The use of resources is ... «Bennington Banner, Jul 15»
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Whitfield County Seeks $3750000 In Bank Notes Just In Case Funds …
Whitfield voters approved a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) in March that will raise $64 million over the next four years, but ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
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Crunch time for new South Rome Early Learning Center preschool …
Anna K. Davie, an $11 million education local option sales tax project, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 29 at 5 p.m. with an open ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
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Macon woman to get 30k for sidewalk injury - 13WMAZ.com
According to the resolution, the county Commission says they'll use the special purpose local option sales tax, or SPLOST, to improve the ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»

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