local option

• Юридический или политический термин, обозначающий право местной юрисдикции (например, города или округа) принимать решение по конкретному вопросу, обычно касающемуся регулирования или запрета продажи алкоголя, посредством местного голосования или постановления.

A legal or political term referring to the right of a local jurisdiction (such as a city or county) to decide on a specific issue, typically the regulation or prohibition of alcohol sales, through a local vote or ordinance.

1. Local decision-making powerC1formal

   The authority of a local government or community to decide on specific matters, such as the sale of alcohol or other regulations, within its jurisdiction.

   Местное право выбора

   • The town council exercised its local option to ban the sale of alcohol on Sundays.
   • Under the local option, each county can decide whether to allow gambling.
   • The debate over local option often centers on community values versus state laws.