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ordinance

Meaning

A rule or regulation established by a municipal governing body.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The city council passed a new ordinance about noise after too many late-night parties disturbed everyone. Now, loud music after 10 PM is against the rules, and people are finally getting some sleep thanks to this important ordinance.

The town council passed a new ordinance last night. Starting Monday, no one can leave their pet sky-slugs outside after sundown. My neighbor, Mr. Henderson, is furious; he says it will ruin the nightly Lumina displays the slugs create. This city rule feels unfair.

The mayor stood firm, pointing to the new noise ordinance. His voice, a low rumble, made it clear: no more late-night opera singing from apartment balconies. The residents, their faces a mixture of relief and annoyance, finally had a clear rule to follow.

The town council passed a new ordinance about duck bathing. Apparently, our quacking friends were getting too fancy, using expensive soaps. Now, they're only allowed bubble-free baths. The ducks are not amused.

The town council passed a strange new ordinance: no one could wear socks with sandals on Tuesdays. Sheriff Bob, a man deeply offended by this footwear faux pas, vowed to enforce the rule with his rubber chicken. Offenders would face a stern talking-to and a mild tickle.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The town council passed a new ordinance regarding backyard fires. We can no longer have bonfires after 10 PM. This ordinance, a rule set by our local government, means we'll have to enjoy our s'mores earlier.

The council passed a new ordinance about compost bin placement. Mrs. Henderson was furious; her prize-winning hydrangeas were directly across the alley from where the smelly bins would now sit, a foul ordinance indeed.

The new noise ordinance meant no more late-night amplified music from the rooftop greenhouse. Neighbors, tired of the thumping bass shaking their rare bio-luminescent fungi, had finally convinced the city council. Now, even the loudest spore-syncing sessions had to end by ten.

The town council debated the new ordinance requiring all squirrels to wear tiny hats. Apparently, a rogue nut heist was blamed on bare-headed bandits. If passed, the town's bushy-tailed residents will need to comply, or face fines and a stern lecture from Mayor Grumbles.

The town council enacted a peculiar new ordinance: no Tuesdays. Apparently, after a particularly confusing incident involving a rogue squirrel and the mayor's toupee, they decided an entire day of the week was simply too much. Now, every Monday is followed by a Wednesday, much to the chagrin of the local calendar printers.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The council debated the new noise ordinance for hours, its strict rules about late-night parties leaving many residents frustrated. They felt it was unfair, a heavy-handed regulation that stifled community gatherings and infringed on their simple enjoyment of summer evenings.

The neighborhood council debated the new noise ordinance for weeks, the persistent drone of late-night drone racing finally grating on everyone's nerves. Mrs. Gable, who worked the early shift at the cannery, pleaded for its passage, her exhaustion evident.

The town council debated the new noise ordinance late into the night. Residents clamored, their livelihoods threatened by the late-night drone of the new welding shop. This regulation, this ordinance, would decide if they could continue their craft or be silenced by a city mandate.

The mayor, facing a city-wide obsession with polka music, enacted a new ordinance: all residents must wear at least one polka-dotted garment on Tuesdays. Failure to comply meant a stern lecture on the virtues of tasteful attire and a mandatory listening session of accordian concertos.

The town council, in their infinite wisdom and after much heated debate involving a rogue squirrel and a misplaced tuba, enacted a new ordinance: all residents must now greet pigeons with a jaunty, five-second jig. Failure to comply would result in a sternly worded letter and possibly a lukewarm cup of chamomile.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The town council’s recent ordinance mandating that all fences remain below six feet was met with widespread consternation. Homeowners, accustomed to their privacy, felt their autonomy infringed upon by this unexpected, restrictive ordinance.

The zoning board's recent ordinance, a stringent mandate regarding the permissible height of holographic advertising pylons, left the artisan cinema proprietors utterly despondent. This municipal regulation effectively precluded their ambitious plan for a towering, ethereal marquee, a project they'd painstakingly envisioned for years.

The council's new ordinance prohibiting open-air pyrotechnic displays after dusk instilled a palpable sense of apprehension among residents of the clandestine alchemical district. Whispers of clandestine experiments and the potential for cascading exothermic reactions underscored the urgency behind this pragmatic municipal regulation.

The city council, in their infinite sagacity, promulgated a new ordinance stipulating that all poodles must henceforth don tiny, sequined lederhosen during public perambulations. This particular regulation, born from a veritable cornucopia of late-night deliberation, aimed to ameliorate the perceived lack of pizzazz in canine street fashion.

Our esteemed council, ever vigilant, promulgated a new ordinance stipulating that all garden gnomes must henceforth wear tiny, individually tailored monocles. This august regulation, intended to imbue our suburban tableaux with an unparalleled level of sartorial gravitas, has, predictably, incited considerable consternation amongst the gnome-appreciation societies.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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