Local and State

Local

Local adjective - Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.

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State and local are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State" instead an adjective "Local".

Nearby Words: location, locality, locale, localize, localised

State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

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Local and state are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Local" instead an adjective "State".

normal	normal local	normal state
usual	usual local	usual state
bad	bad local	bad state
former	former local	former state
Other adjectives: different, southern.

There is, in addition to the Miranda warning, a similar admonition to police or state/local level public employees, called a Garrity warning.

Source: Artistic License Law
It does not apply to candidates for state or local office, or to anything other than politicians.

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Local and state third-party candidates generally have a decent chance of getting elected, even as high up as Governor.

Source: Hufflepuff House

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