LOCAL OPTION Definition & Meaning

local option

noun

a right of choice exercised by a minor political division, as a county, especially as to allowing the sale of liquor.

local option

noun

(esp in Scotland, New Zealand, and the US) the privilege of a municipality, county, etc, to determine by referendum whether a particular activity, esp the sale of liquor, shall be permitted there

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of local option¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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If you have researched national and local options and still need funding, consider financing.

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The last doctor to provide abortions in Guam retired in 2018, leaving people seeking the procedure without local options.

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The National Summer Learning Association’s Discover Summer website can help connect parents with local options as well as job programs and summer internships for teens.

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They will also be advised about local options if they give up their dream of reaching the U.S.

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Fife Council said it was working to explore other options to keep the family together until a more local option becomes available.

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