County
noun
A political division within a country that is smaller than a state but larger than a city or town.
He lives in Orange County in California.
Often appears as...
- orange county
- county lines
noun
In the UK, it is a level of government administration smaller than a country but larger than a district or borough.
He is from the county of Kent in England.
Often appears as...
- county council
- county boundary
noun
A political division within a country that is smaller than a state but larger than a city or town.
He lives in Orange County in California.
Often appears as...
- orange county
- county lines
noun
In the UK, it is a level of government administration smaller than a country but larger than a district or borough.
He is from the county of Kent in England.
Often appears as...
- county council
- county boundary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Administrative Role
Counties manage local services like police, fire departments, and public libraries.
The county budget allocates funds for the fire department.
Pro Tip 2/3Election Jurisdictions
Counties are important during elections; they organize and tally votes within their boundaries.
She volunteered at her local county election office.
Pro Tip 3/3Geographic Variation
The size and function of counties can vary greatly between different states and countries.
The county has more autonomy in some states than in others.
Pro Tip 1/3Administrative Role
Counties manage local services like police, fire departments, and public libraries.
The county budget allocates funds for the fire department.
Pro Tip 2/3Election Jurisdictions
Counties are important during elections; they organize and tally votes within their boundaries.
She volunteered at her local county election office.
Pro Tip 3/3Geographic Variation
The size and function of counties can vary greatly between different states and countries.
The county has more autonomy in some states than in others.
Pro Tip 1/3Administrative Role
Counties manage local services like police, fire departments, and public libraries.
The county budget allocates funds for the fire department.
Pro Tip 2/3Election Jurisdictions
Counties are important during elections; they organize and tally votes within their boundaries.
She volunteered at her local county election office.
Pro Tip 3/3Geographic Variation
The size and function of counties can vary greatly between different states and countries.
The county has more autonomy in some states than in others.
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The game layer on top of...
wins I should just go and name the counties that we've got around here so I'm also I'm also fairly determined to try and build a game layer on top of the world and this is sort of a new concept and it's really important because while the last decade was the decade of social and the decade of where the framework in which we connect with other people was built this next decade will be the
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When workers own...
please get the city, state, federal and county legislation passed that we need in order to fund and support worker-owned businesses. And for everybody else, learn about our history, learn about our models, and seek us out so can support us, you can buy from us, invest in us, lend to us and join us, because it's really going to take all of us
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Seth Priebatsch:...
Easy wins, I should just name the counties that we've got around here. I'm also fairly determined to try and build a game layer on top of the world. This is sort of a new concept and it's really important, because while the last decade was the decade of social, the decade where the framework in which we connect with other people was built,
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It’s time to embrace our...
split them into tents and I've ordered them from the most dense to the least dense counties because at their heart cities are the absence of physical space between people cities are proximity their closeness their density and what the bottom line shows is the relationship between income levels and
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Into the Ocean PIPE...
wheel affectionately known as mr trash wheel sits at the outlet of the jones falls river that's where we found john collette the engineer behind this innovative contraption welcome aboard mr trash wheel this is the jones falls river it drains a big section of baltimore county and
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Why our IQ levels are...
They were things like, why is the largest city of a state rarely the capital? And you were supposed to think, well, the state legislature was rural-controlled, and they hated the big city, so rather than putting the capital in a big city, they put it in a county seat.
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The case for optimism on...
even as the quality went up. And low-income countries, places that did not have a landline grid -- they leap-frogged to the new technology. The big expansion has been in the developing counties. So what about the electricity grids in the developing world?
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Laurie Garrett: What can...
the last great pandemic? The federal government abdicated most responsibility. And so we ended up with this wild patchwork of regulations all over America. Every city, county, state did their own thing. And the rules
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How to be your best self...
county mind into the space of wisdom and and fortitude and solidarity community courage and it's a calling for all of us right now that I think is just so imaged in what is in our absolute and our
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The Other Side of Essex...
Essex's stereotyped as the county of flash Harry's and fast cars it gets a terrible press Essex is the butt of a hundred jokes
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The game layer on top of...
wins I should just go and name the counties that we've got around here so I'm also I'm also fairly determined to try and build a game layer on top of the world and this is sort of a new concept and it's really important because while the last decade was the decade of social and the decade of where the framework in which we connect with other people was built this next decade will be the
Video examples
When workers own...
please get the city, state, federal and county legislation passed that we need in order to fund and support worker-owned businesses. And for everybody else, learn about our history, learn about our models, and seek us out so can support us, you can buy from us, invest in us, lend to us and join us, because it's really going to take all of us
Video examples
Seth Priebatsch:...
Easy wins, I should just name the counties that we've got around here. I'm also fairly determined to try and build a game layer on top of the world. This is sort of a new concept and it's really important, because while the last decade was the decade of social, the decade where the framework in which we connect with other people was built,
Video examples
It’s time to embrace our...
split them into tents and I've ordered them from the most dense to the least dense counties because at their heart cities are the absence of physical space between people cities are proximity their closeness their density and what the bottom line shows is the relationship between income levels and
Video examples
Into the Ocean PIPE...
wheel affectionately known as mr trash wheel sits at the outlet of the jones falls river that's where we found john collette the engineer behind this innovative contraption welcome aboard mr trash wheel this is the jones falls river it drains a big section of baltimore county and
Video examples
Why our IQ levels are...
They were things like, why is the largest city of a state rarely the capital? And you were supposed to think, well, the state legislature was rural-controlled, and they hated the big city, so rather than putting the capital in a big city, they put it in a county seat.
Video examples
The case for optimism on...
even as the quality went up. And low-income countries, places that did not have a landline grid -- they leap-frogged to the new technology. The big expansion has been in the developing counties. So what about the electricity grids in the developing world?
Video examples
Laurie Garrett: What can...
the last great pandemic? The federal government abdicated most responsibility. And so we ended up with this wild patchwork of regulations all over America. Every city, county, state did their own thing. And the rules
Video examples
How to be your best self...
county mind into the space of wisdom and and fortitude and solidarity community courage and it's a calling for all of us right now that I think is just so imaged in what is in our absolute and our
Video examples
The Other Side of Essex...
Essex's stereotyped as the county of flash Harry's and fast cars it gets a terrible press Essex is the butt of a hundred jokes
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Linda McMahon
American Businesswoman
I was my father's son and my mother's daughter. There was never any time when I felt I wasn't equally capable - whether it was being the only girl in the county who could hit a jump shot in basketball or playing first base in the baseball with the boys. I was always encouraged to do whatever I wanted to do.
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Lisa See
American Writer
Nu shu means women's writing. And it was a secret writing system that was invented by women, used by women and kept a secret by women in one very remote county in China for a thousand years. It's the only language that was invented and used by women to have been found anywhere in the world.
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Rodrigo Rato
Spanish Politician
And then you might decide that the country can just spend maybe years or decades to regain that credit, or maybe give that county the support, the financial support that the market is not willing not do.
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Karren Brady
British Public Servant
I remember when I was young, I used to love hockey - I was selected to play for my county - and my dad said: 'Well, there's no money to be made in hockey,' and it put me off for ever.
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Richard Ojeda
American Politician
All Americans deserve to see, speak to, and hear from our candidates. No county is insignificant, no community too small, and each person's vote is important.
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Peter Garrett
Australian Musician
What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
We deserve an economy that works in every county, for every Georgian, and helps families thrive - not just survive.
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Denise Van Outen
British Actress
Essex is an amazing county, with its own set of rules. It's a completely different world.
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Jonathan Agnew
English Entertainer
You can't now do county and international cricket and have a life.
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Enes Kanter
Turkish Athlete
Turkey was a peaceful county, Turkey was a lovely county.
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Linda McMahon
American Businesswoman
I was my father's son and my mother's daughter. There was never any time when I felt I wasn't equally capable - whether it was being the only girl in the county who could hit a jump shot in basketball or playing first base in the baseball with the boys. I was always encouraged to do whatever I wanted to do.
Quote examples
Lisa See
American Writer
Nu shu means women's writing. And it was a secret writing system that was invented by women, used by women and kept a secret by women in one very remote county in China for a thousand years. It's the only language that was invented and used by women to have been found anywhere in the world.
Quote examples
Rodrigo Rato
Spanish Politician
And then you might decide that the country can just spend maybe years or decades to regain that credit, or maybe give that county the support, the financial support that the market is not willing not do.
Quote examples
Karren Brady
British Public Servant
I remember when I was young, I used to love hockey - I was selected to play for my county - and my dad said: 'Well, there's no money to be made in hockey,' and it put me off for ever.
Quote examples
Richard Ojeda
American Politician
All Americans deserve to see, speak to, and hear from our candidates. No county is insignificant, no community too small, and each person's vote is important.
Quote examples
Peter Garrett
Australian Musician
What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.
Quote examples
Stacey Abrams
American Politician
We deserve an economy that works in every county, for every Georgian, and helps families thrive - not just survive.
Quote examples
Denise Van Outen
British Actress
Essex is an amazing county, with its own set of rules. It's a completely different world.
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Jonathan Agnew
English Entertainer
You can't now do county and international cricket and have a life.
Quote examples
Enes Kanter
Turkish Athlete
Turkey was a peaceful county, Turkey was a lovely county.
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