plural counties
1
: the domain of a count
2
a
: one of the territorial divisions of England and Wales and formerly also of Scotland and Northern Ireland constituting the chief units for administrative, judicial, and political purposes
b(1)
: the people of a county
(2)
British
: the gentry of a county
3
: the largest territorial division for local government within a state of the U.S.
4
: the largest local administrative unit in various countries
county
adjective
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
For nearly a year, the county has considered the debt reduction plan, which will be paid for by leftover pandemic relief funds.
—Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
Crews have all but fully contained the Hill Fire in Humboldt and Trinity counties, which has burned 7,224 acres.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
So far, the county has moved nearly 1,000 homeless people into permanent housing and nearly 2,000 into interim housing such as shelters and transitional housing, according to data recently released by the county’s Housing for Health program, which is leading the project.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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Noun
According to prosecutors, Peters stole a Mesa County employee’s security badge to help a man Lindell was acquainted with gain access to the county's voter systems to help Lindell’s false conspiracies about the validity of the 2020 election results.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
For nearly a year, the county has considered the debt reduction plan, which will be paid for by leftover pandemic relief funds.
—Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
Crews have all but fully contained the Hill Fire in Humboldt and Trinity counties, which has burned 7,224 acres.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
So far, the county has moved nearly 1,000 homeless people into permanent housing and nearly 2,000 into interim housing such as shelters and transitional housing, according to data recently released by the county’s Housing for Health program, which is leading the project.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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“County.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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