Thesaurus results for JURISDICTIONS

jurisdictions

noun

plural of jurisdiction

as in governments

lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) the United States has no jurisdiction over Cuba

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Recent Examples of jurisdictions The House of Representatives even enacted a rule in 1974 that required its committees to undertake futures research within their jurisdictions. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Some jurisdictions have implemented paid holidays from work while political campaigns increasingly offer rides to the polls. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 The case, which has led to the arrest and convictions of four other individuals, was originally closed by local jurisdictions, but was reopened by the Attorney General's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit in 2019. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 In many jurisdictions, such as Egypt and Mozambique, sovereign debt distress or the risk of it leaves little fiscal room for other government spending. — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026 One limitation of obtaining court orders against counterfeiters is the difficulty of enforcing them in foreign jurisdictions. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The day was also a feast in honor of the recipient – typically the prefect of Rome, who supervised the city’s jurisdictions and police. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 All told, regulators in 68 jurisdictions worldwide cleared the merger with minimal pushback. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 Illinois, Missouri, and Wyoming do not have statewide online mail-ballot trackers, although tracking may be available in some local jurisdictions. — Time Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

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Noun

As the world has become more and more connected, governments have retreated from global problems.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Because of its proportional representation system – voters cast one vote for a national party-list – even the largest parties rarely win more than 35 seats, and Israel has always had coalition governments.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026

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Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
House Democrats are considering rules changes to mandate dues payments to serve on committees like Appropriations and Financial Services.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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Unlike conventional antidepressants, which can take weeks to work and require daily dosing, psilocybin has shown the potential to produce rapid and lasting improvements after just a handful of administrations, Nath said.

— Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Previous administrations were ousted when spending disagreements came to a head – and Lecornu himself resigned less than a month into his tenure over budget divisions, only to be reappointed by President Emmanuel Macron days later.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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During those inflationary regimes, art returned about 7% a year above inflation, wine 5% and stamps 9%.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The same pattern is evident in the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the 1960s and 1970s, which culminated in the establishment of Islamic regimes and the spread of Islamist extremism.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

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