ORDINANCE Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word ordinance. (close relations)
Definition of ORDINANCE
Best Alternative Words for ORDINANCE
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| regulation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an authoritative command • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • the state of being controlled or governed • (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered • the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular • the act of controlling or directing according to rule adjective satellite • prescribed by or according to regulation | ||||||||
| decree | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) verb • issue a decree • decide with authority | ||||||||
| directive | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity adjective satellite • showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | ||||||||
| law | nounn | |||||||
noun • the collection of rules imposed by authority • legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity • a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society • a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature • the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do • the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system • the force of policemen and officers | ||||||||
| rule | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • something regarded as a normative example • prescribed guide for conduct or action • (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • the duration of a monarch's or government's power • dominance or power through legal authority • directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted • any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths verb • exercise authority over; as of nations • decide with authority • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • decide on and make a declaration about • have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac • mark or draw with a ruler • keep in check | ||||||||
| statute | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act passed by a legislative body adjective satellite • enacted by a legislative body | ||||||||
| ordination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the status of being ordained to a sacred office • logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements • the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders | ||||||||
