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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The power granted to a local political subdivision to decide whether to apply a law, such as a ban on liquor sales, within its jurisdiction.
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- noun freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction
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