Statewide

Quick meaning: Statewide is an adjective meaning Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union).

Meaning

Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union).

More Meanings

1. Happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state; nationwide.
2. Throughout a state (political subdivision of a federal union).
3. Throughout a sovereign state; nationwide.
4. (US) An agency or association operating through a state (political subdivision).

Example Sentences

After an unsuccessful attempt to have The Grapes of Wrath banned statewide (the effort backfired), the AF commissioned and distributed a barrage of counternarratives.

The 1963-founded Surfing Victoria meanwhile held regional and statewide contests; today the organization schedules more than 25 statewide pro and amateur events each year.

Fewer Saxon and Bavarian cities attempted to implement mandatory stunning laws, but their state parliaments debated the possibility of creating statewide bans on kosher butchering.

Sharks are an ever-present hazard in South Australia…as of 2002 there had been nearly 50 attacks statewide, including a 48-hour period in September 2000 that saw two surfer fatalities.

Word Forms

• statewides

Synonyms for statewide

Depending on context, synonyms include provincewide, countrywide, national, nationwide, nationally, broad.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include broad, wide, intrastate, all-state, countywide, in-state.

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